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Coretta Scott King: Activist
The life, times and accomplishments of one of the forerunners of the American Civil Rights Movement, a brave lady named Coretta Scott King.
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FANNIE LOU HAMER: Grass-Roots Organizer
Profile of Fannie Lou Hamer, grass-roots organizer, political and civil rights activist, field secretary for the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee.
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King the Peaceful
Martin Luther King urges peaceful sit-ins. He meets Gandhi. King leads a "nonviolent army" protesting discrimination in Georgia and is jailed in Birmingham Alabama.
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Martin Luther King’s Birthday
Would Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. be satisfied with America today? His August 28th, 1963, "I Have a Dream" speech, gives us a hint.
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Martin Luther King’s Challenges
In 1963, Dr. King made his legendary "I Have a Dream" speech and set forth standards to change American's mind-set. In 2008 we ask, did he succeed?
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Maya Angelou
A look at the remarkable life of this phenomenal woman.
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Racial Bias for Black Prisoners
Statistics are shocking showing the large discrepancies of race in the United States prison population. This is an obvious case of racial discrimination.
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The Heart Of A Woman
The Heart of a Woman is a chronicle lifestory of Maya Angelou during her beginning years of a literary writer and poet.
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Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman began her career focusing on African-Americans rights and went on to defend children and families by founding the Children's Defense Fund
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr., devoted his life to the Civil Rights Movement. He was named one of the great people of the 20th Century by Time Magazine. His legacy will live on forever.
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Bayard Rustin - Civil Rights Leader
A brief biography of American civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Written by Buzz Haughton.
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