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Books with title Al Sharpton: Civil Rights Leader

  • Al Sharpton: Civil Rights Leader

    Wayne D'Orio

    eBook (Chelsea House Pub, March 1, 2011)
    The Reverend Al Sharpton has made his name as one of the modern leaders of the civil rights movement and an outspoken supporter of international human rights. His supporters readily participate in marches he calls seemingly on a moment's notice and victims' families continue to ask for his help. However, his many opponents believe Sharpton is a publicity hound who uses his power as an African-American leader to force corporations into paying him. Sharpton has run for public office on several occasions, including the presidency, and is a fixture of the modern media, appearing on numerous national television shows and hosting a daily radio show. Although Sharpton is considered one of the most controversial figures in American society today, his influential voice is heard in the halls of power, including the White House. In Al Sharpton, read how this civil rights leader has brought attention to many human rights and civil rights issues over the past few decades.
  • Al Sharpton: Civil Rights Leader

    Wayne D'Orio

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, March 1, 2011)
    The Reverend Al Sharpton has made his name as one of the modern leaders of the civil rights movement and an outspoken supporter of international human rights. His supporters readily participate in marches he calls seemingly on a moment's notice and victims' families continue to ask for his help. However, his many opponents believe Sharpton is a publicity hound who uses his power as an African-American leader to force corporations into paying him. Sharpton has run for public office on several occasions, including the presidency, and is a fixture of the modern media, appearing on numerous national television shows and hosting a daily radio show. Although Sharpton is considered one of the most controversial figures in American society today, his influential voice is heard in the halls of power, including the White House. In Al Sharpton, read how this civil rights leader has brought attention to many human rights and civil rights issues over the past few decades.
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  • Civil Rights Leaders

    Sina Dubovoy

    Hardcover (Facts on File, June 1, 1997)
    Profiles the lives and achievements of nine civil rights leaders, including Ida B. Wells, A. Philip Randolph, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, and Fannie Lou Hamer.
  • Civil Rights Leaders

    Richard Scott Rennert

    Paperback (Chelsea House Pub, Dec. 1, 1992)
    Presents brief biographies of eight people involved in the civil rights movement, including James Weldon Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, and Jesse Jackson
  • Civil Rights Leaders

    Richard Scott Rennert

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, April 1, 1993)
    Presents brief biographies of eight people involved in the civil rights movement, including James Weldon Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, and Jesse Jackson
  • Civil Rights Leaders

    Bonnie Hinman, David Aretha, Amos Esty, Calvin Craig Miller, Lisa Frederiksen Bohannon

    Library Binding (Morgan Reynolds Pub, June 30, 2009)
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