Universal Human Rights Month | Nashville Public Library

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Illustrates the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, jr., as they were presented in his "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963.

62) Why we can't wait

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King, Martin Luther

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King Legacy

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Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963

On April 16, 1963, as the violent events of the Birmingham campaign unfolded in the city’s streets, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., composed a letter from his prison cell in response to local religious leaders’ criticism of the campaign. The resulting piece of extraordinary protest writing, “Letter...

63) Letter from Birmingham jail

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King, Martin Luther

64) Letter from Birmingham Jail: Martin Luther King Jr's Letter from Birmingham Jail and the struggle that changed a nation

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King, Martin Luther

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"April 16th. The year is 1963. Birmingham, Alabama has had a spring of non-violent protests known as the Birmingham Campaign, seeking to draw attention to the segregation against blacks by the city government and downtown retailers. The organizers longed to create a non-violent tension so severe that the powers that be would be forced to address the rampant racism head on. Recently arrested was Martin Luther King, Jr. It is there in that jail cell...

65) Letter from the Birmingham jail

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King, Martin Luther

66) We've got a job: the 1963 Birmingham Children's March

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Levinson, Cynthia

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Discusses the events of the 4,000 African American students who marched to jail to secure their freedom in May 1963.

67) Malcolm X: a life of reinvention

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Marable, Manning

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This biography of Malcolm X draws on new research to trace his life from his troubled youth through his involvement in the Nation of Islam, his activism in the world of Black Nationalism, and his assassination. Years in the making, it is a definitive biography of the legendary black activist. Of the great figures in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story,...

68) malcolm x

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69) Malcolm X: the last speeches

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X, Malcolm

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Six never-before-published speeches and interviews by Malcolm X. Included are the final two speeches in print given by him prior to his assassination on February 21,1965.

70) Malcolm X speaks: selected speeches and statements

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X, Malcolm

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"Malcolm X Speaks collects the major late speeches of one of the most important leaders of our time, a man who was not only a champion of Black liberation but also one of the greatest orators of the twentieth century. This long-celebrated book of Malcolm X's speeches from 1963 to 1965 is a testament to the enduring power of his extraordinary words. These speeches show his changing attitudes to the Nation of Islam, questions of segregation and integration,...

71) Malcolm X: a graphic biography

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Helfer, Andrew

72) malcolm x talks to young people speeches in the u

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73) The autobiography of Malcolm X

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X, Malcolm

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This hardcover edition of the modern classic, The autobiography of Malcolm X, is the result of a unique collaboration between Alex Haley and Malcolm X, whose voice and philosophy resonate from every page, just as his experience and his intelligence continue to speak to millions on the greatest issue of our day: the ongoing African-American struggle for social and economic equality.

74) Doing Human Rights in the Spirit of the Enlightenment; Justifying Human Rights by Natural Law

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Montgomery, John Warwick

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Two lectures analyzing and critiquing Kantian and neo-Kantian, and natural law efforts to establish and justify human rights.

75) Chief Joseph & the flight of the Nez Perce: the untold story of an American tragedy

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Nerburn, Kent

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"Hidden in the shadow cast by the great western expeditions of Lewis and Clark lies another journey every bit as poignant, every bit as dramatic, and every bit as essential to an understanding of who we are as a nation -- the 1,800-mile journey made by Chief Joseph and eight hundred Nez Perce men, women, and children from their homelands in what is now eastern Oregon through the most difficult, mountainous country in western America to the high, wintry...

76) Thunder rolling down the mountain: the story of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce

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Biskup, Agnieszka

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Graphic library: American graphic

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"In graphic novel format, explores the battles and hardships faced by Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce when they were forced to leave their homelands"--Provided by publisher.

77) American Indian warrior chiefs: Tecumseh, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph, Geronimo

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Hook, Jason

78) oskar schindler

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79) Oskar Schindler and his list: the man, the book, the film, the Holocaust and its survivors

80) Schindler's list

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Commemorate the twenty fifth Anniversary of Steven Spielberg's cinematic masterpiece of one of the most historically significant films of all time. Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Director, the incredible true story follows the enigmatic Oskar Schindler, who saved the lives of more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust. It is the triumph of one man who made a difference and the drama of those who survived one of the darkest...