An introduction to the life Martin Luther King, Jr. Including how he organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott and African American people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights.

"What does it mean to be an American? African American history illuminates the United States' core paradoxes, inviting profound questions about what it means to be an American, a citizen, and a human being. This Very Short Introduction narrates the creation of racialized chattel slavery, the dismantling of that system during the Civil War, and the civil rights disputes that have erupted in the years since Emancipation, including the Black Lives Matter...

An easy-to-read biography about Martin Luther King, Jr. and how his efforts to stop racism affected society.

"In 1931, nine teenagers were arrested as they traveled on a train through Scottsboro, Alabama. The youngest was thirteen, and all had been hoping to find something better at the end of their journey. But they never arrived. Instead, two white women falsely accused them of rape. The effects were catastrophic for the young men, who came to be known as the Scottsboro Boys. Being accused of raping a white woman in the Jim Crow south almost certainly...

Chronicles America's Civil Rights movement through a collection of black-and-white illustrated photographs and two audio CDs narrated by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee.

"The year 1967 was pivotal to the civil rights movement. In April, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech to thousands inside a New York church condemning the Vietnam War and asking for a peaceful end. In June, the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia would determine whether interracial couples could legally marry in the United States. The five-day long Detroit Riot against the Black community in July would end up being one of the most violent...

"A history of the uprisings and protests in Washington, D.C., following the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968"--

Introduction to Racial Equity -- Track 1. The Trump Card -- Track 2: This Is America -- Track 3: The "Negro Invasion" -- Track 4: Ongoing Historical Trauma -- Track 5: Black Neighborhood Destruction -- Track 6: Make Black Neighborhoods Matter -- Track 7: Healing the Black Butterfly -- Track 8: Outro: Organize! "This book discusses the long history of the deleterious effects of racial segregation on health in the United States. Author Brown puts Baltimore...