Anthony, Susan
(9)
Douglass, Frederick
(12)
Du Bois, W.E.B.
(6)
Evers, Medgar
(4)
Gandhi, Mahatma
(5)
Garvey, Marcus
(2)
Jackson, Jesse
(4)
King, Coretta Scott
(6)
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
(19)
Malcolm X
(3)
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Mandela, Nelson
(7)
Parks, Rosa
(11)
Scott, Dred
(3)
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
(4)
Truth, Sojourner
(10)
Tubman, Harriet
(9)
Wells, Ida B.
(2)
Williams, Hosea
(3)
Young, Andrew Jackson, Jr. (1932-)
From the Biographical directory of the United States Congress.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Biography of the Burmese woman fighting for democracy and freedom in her homeland.
Saro-Wiwa, Kenule Beeson
Biography of Nigerian writer, environmentalist, and political leader of the Ogoni. In English and French.
Rigoberta Menchu
Biography of the Guatemalan political worker active in labor, campesino and human rights groups.
Cleaver, (Leroy) Eldridge
Tells about the life of this preacher of the doctrine of Black Power who made two unsuccessful bids for the U.S. Presidency.
Randolph, A Philip
Introduces the man who played a leading role in the struggle for black rights from the 1920s through the 1960s.
Young, Andrew
Biography of Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. American civil rights leader, politician, and clergyman.
Lech Walesa
A leader of the Solidarity movement that lead the Poles out of communism. Includes a brief biography.
Coleman A. Young
Comprehensive profile of the politician and civil rights activist who served as mayor of Detroit for five consecutive terms. Includes photographs, audio clips from his funeral, and forum. From the Detroit Free Press.
Elijah Muhammad
Black nationalist and Nation of Islam spiritual leader who rejected Christianity as the religion of the oppressor.
Cesar Chavez
Biography of the civil rights and labor leader who founded the United Farm Workers.
Martin Delany
Tells about the black nationalist who labored to see newly-freed slaves treated fairly and who urged a return to Africa. Includes excerpts from his writings.
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