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Righteous troublemakers : untold stories of the social justice movement in America  Cover Image Book Book

Righteous troublemakers : untold stories of the social justice movement in America / Reverend Al Sharpton.

Sharpton, Al. (Author).

Summary:

"While the world may know the major names of the Civil Rights movement, there are countless lesser-known heroes fighting the good fight to advance equal justice for all, heeding the call when no one else was listening, often risking their lives and livelihoods in the process. This book shines a light on everyday people called to do extraordinary things--like Pauli Murray, whose early work informed Thurgood Marshall's legal argument for Brown v. Board of Education; Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus months before Rosa Parks did the same; and Gwen Carr, whose private pain in losing her son Eric Garner stoked her public activism against police brutality" -- Adapted from dust jacket flap.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781335639912
  • ISBN: 1335639918
  • Physical Description: 302 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, c2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-302).
Formatted Contents Note:
The march ain't over -- The cornerstones of a movement -- Turning pain into purpose -- Things worse than death -- A reckoning -- True grit -- A moral beacon -- No greater honor -- Our legacy -- The state of the dream.
Subject: African American civil rights workers > United States.
Civil rights workers > United States.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Social justice > United States.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County.

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  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cass County Library-Harrisonville 323.092 SHA 2022 (Text) 0002205366491 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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