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On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, to demand equal rights for all races. It was there that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, and it was this peaceful protest that spurred the momentous civil rights laws of the mid-1960s. The March is brought to life in this audiobook!
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- Narrado por: Michelle Duster
- Duración: 3 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Ida B. Wells committed herself to the needs of those who did not have power. In the eyes of the FBI, this made her a “dangerous negro agitator”. In the annals of history, it makes her an icon. Ida B. the Queen tells the awe-inspiring story of a pioneering woman who was often overlooked and underestimated - a woman who refused to exit a train car meant for White passengers; a woman brought to light the horrors of lynching in America; a woman who cofounded the NAACP.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I was expecting something different
- De L en 02-01-21
De: Michelle Duster
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The King Years
- Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement
- De: Taylor Branch
- Narrado por: Leslie Odom Jr.
- Duración: 6 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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The essential moments of the civil rights movement are introduced and set in historical context by the author of the magisterial America in the King Years trilogy: Parting the Waters, Pillar of Fire, and At Canaan's Edge. Taylor Branch's three-volume history endures as a masterpiece of storytelling on American race, violence, and democracy. With this brief volume, which brings to life the pivotal scenes, he relates the dramatic story of how the movement evolved from a bus strike to a political revolution, and brings this historic achievement to a wider audience.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De MC en 01-18-15
De: Taylor Branch
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Rise Up
- Confronting a Country at the Crossroads
- De: Al Sharpton
- Narrado por: Al Sharpton, Leon Nixon
- Duración: 9 h y 46 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 137
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 112
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 110
Beginning with a foreword by Michael Eric Dyson, Rise Up is a rousing call to action for our nation, drawing on lessons learned from Reverend Al Sharpton’s unique experience as a politician, television and radio host, and civil rights leader.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspired and inspiring
- De Jessica S en 10-13-20
De: Al Sharpton
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The Accommodation
- The Politics of Race in an American City
- De: Jim Schutze, John Wiley Price
- Narrado por: Mike Rhyner, John Wiley Price
- Duración: 7 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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The powerful, long-repressed classic of Dallas history that examines the violent and suppressed history of race and racism in the city. Written by longtime Dallas political journalist Jim Schutze, formerly of the Dallas Times Herald and Dallas Observer and currently columnist at D Magazine, The Accommodation follows the story of Dallas from slavery through the civil rights movement and the city’s desegregation efforts in the 1950s and ‘60s.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Floored
- De Anthony en 09-16-22
De: Jim Schutze, y otros
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Death of a King
- The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final Year
- De: Tavis Smiley, David Ritz
- Narrado por: Tavis Smiley
- Duración: 6 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 300
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 253
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 256
New York Times best-selling author and award-winning broadcaster Tavis Smiley recounts the final 365 days of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life, revealing the minister's trials and tribulations - denunciations by the press, rejection from the president, dismissal by the country's Black middle class and militants, assaults on his character, ideology, and political tactics, to name a few - all of which he had to rise above in order to lead and address the racism, poverty, and militarism that threatened to destroy our democracy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An important book
- De Mr X en 02-19-15
De: Tavis Smiley, y otros
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Waging a Good War
- A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968
- De: Thomas E. Ricks
- Narrado por: JD Jackson
- Duración: 14 h y 9 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 54
Thomas E. Ricks offers an utterly new perspective on America’s greatest moral revolution—the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s—and its legacy today. While the Movement has become synonymous with Martin Luther King Jr.’s ethos of nonviolence, Ricks draws on his deep knowledge of tactics and strategy to advance a surprising but revelatory idea: the greatest victories for Black Americans of the past century were won not by idealism alone, but through recruiting, training, discipline, and organization—the hallmarks of any successful military campaign.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I was born and raised in Alabama. Jim Crow Era.
- De Moses Pitts en 10-06-22
De: Thomas E. Ricks
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Set the Night on Fire
- L.A. in the Sixties
- De: Mike Davis, Jon Wiener
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
- Duración: 25 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33
Los Angeles in the '60s was a hotbed of political and social upheaval. The city was a launchpad for Black Power - where Malcolm X and Angela Davis first came to prominence and the Watts uprising shook the nation. The city was home to the Chicano Blowouts and Chicano Moratorium, as well as being the birthplace of “Asian American” as a political identity. It was a locus of the antiwar movement, gay liberation movement, and women’s movement, and, of course, the capital of California counterculture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An amazingly comprehensive story of a critical decade.
- De Manifesta en 11-29-20
De: Mike Davis, y otros
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Kennedy and King
- The President, the Pastor, and the Battle over Civil Rights
- De: Steven Levingston
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 19 h y 54 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 84
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 74
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 73
A New York Times Editors' Choice Pick. Kennedy and King traces the emergence of two of the 20th century's greatest leaders, their powerful impact on each other, and on the shape of the civil rights battle between 1960 and 1963. These two men from starkly different worlds profoundly influenced each other's personal development. Kennedy's hesitation on civil rights spurred King to greater acts of courage, and King inspired Kennedy to finally make a moral commitment to equality.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Voices Too Much
- De Kim en 10-17-17
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Black Detroit
- A People's History of Self-Determination
- De: Herb Boyd
- Narrado por: James Shippy
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
The author of Baldwin's Harlem looks at the evolving culture, politics, economics, and spiritual life of Detroit - a blend of memoir, love letter, history, and clear-eyed reportage that explores the city's past, present, and future and its significance to the African American legacy and the nation's fabric.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Selective Recall
- De Rick en 07-19-17
De: Herb Boyd
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Righteous Troublemakers
- Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America
- De: Al Sharpton
- Narrado por: Al Sharpton
- Duración: 10 h
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General5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 23
Righteous Troublemakers shines a light on everyday people called to do extraordinary things—like Pauli Murray, whose early work inspired Thurgood Marshall, 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. Sharpton also gives his personal take on more widely known individuals, revealing overlooked details, historical connections, and a perspective informed by years of working in the social justice movement.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank God for this book knowledge is power
- De JOAN REID en 02-23-22
De: Al Sharpton
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You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
- A Personal History of Our Times
- De: Howard Zinn
- Narrado por: David Strathairn
- Duración: 8 h
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General5 out of 5 stars 258
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 236
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 235
Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States, tells his personal stories about more than 30 years of fighting for social change, from teaching at Spelman College to recent protests against war. A former bombardier in World War II, Zinn emerged in the civil rights movement as a powerful voice for justice. Although he's a fierce critic, he gives us reason to hope that by learning from history and engaging politically, we can make a difference in the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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mind blowing
- De WILLIAM en 11-27-19
De: Howard Zinn
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Voice of Freedom
- Fannie Lou Hamer - Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
- De: Carole Boston Weatherford
- Narrado por: Janina Edwards
- Duración: 33 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 43
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 41
Despite fierce prejudice and abuse, even being beaten to within an inch of her life, Fannie Lou Hamer was a champion of civil rights from the 1950s until her death in 1977. Integral to the Freedom Summer of 1964, Ms. Hamer gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention that, despite President Johnson's interference, aired on national TV news and spurred the nation to support the Freedom Democrats.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History not Taught in Schools🌹
- De AnYaH2O en 02-07-19
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Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story
- King Legacy Series #1
- De: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Narrado por: JD Jackson
- Duración: 8 h y 59 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 529
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s account of the first successful large-scale application of nonviolent resistance in America is comprehensive, revelatory, and intimate. King described his book as "the chronicle of 50,000 Negroes who took to heart the principles of nonviolence, who learned to fight for their rights with the weapon of love, and who, in the process, acquired a new estimate of their own human worth."
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5 out of 5 stars
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A look into the mind of Dr King
- De Georgia Burns en 02-06-16