Résultats pour "Martin Luther" dans Politiciens

This program is read by the author. Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin Luther, and Louise Little's son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary women who raised them. In her groundbreaking and essential debut The...

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...

Ein bewegendes Hörbuch über Martin Luther King, die Ikone der afroamerikanischen Bürgerrechtsbewegung: Als ehemaliger Mitarbeiter Martin Luther Kings gibt Bahr einen authentischen Einblick in das Leben dieses außergewöhnlichen Friedensnobelpreisträgers, der seinen Traum eines konfliktfreien Zusammenlebens von Menschen unterschiedlicher Hautfarben, Religionen und Kulturen leidenschaftlich verfolgte, die Massen bewegte und sein gewaltfreies Engagement schließlich doch mit dem eigenen Leben bezahlen musste. Nicht zuletzt wegen der Black Lives Matter-Bewegung ist dieses Hörbuch wieder topaktuell.

Marshall Frady, the reporter who became the unofficial chronicler of the civil rights movement, here re-creates the life and turbulent times of its inspirational leader. Deftly interweaving the story of King’s quest with a history of the African American struggle for equality, Frady offers...

An intimate and revealing portrait of civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman John Lewis, linking his life to the painful quest for justice in America from the 1950s to the present—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Soul of America John Lewis, who at age twenty-five...

In Parting the Waters, the first volume of his essential America in the King Years series, Pulitzer Prize winner Taylor Branch gives a “compelling…masterfully told” (The Wall Street Journal) account of Martin Luther King’s early years and rise to greatness. Hailed as the most masterful...

La biografia dedicata all'uomo che più di ogni altro negli Stati Uniti ha contribuito a difendere e sostenere i diritti umani nei confronti delle minoranze emarginate e discriminate: Martin Luther King. Riconosciuto in maniera unanime come eroe instancabile della resistenza non violenta, difensore tenace della libertà e dell'uguaglianza, avversario risoluto del pregiudizio razziale, Martin Luther King si è sempre esposto in prima linea predicando l'amore e la pace, sognando un mondo migliore.

By the acclaimed biographer of Abraham Lincoln, Nat Turner, and John Brown, Stephen B. Oates' prizewinning Let the Trumpet Sound is the definitive one-volume life of Martin Luther King Jr. This brilliant examination of the great civil rights icon and the movement he led provides a lasting portrait of a man whose dream shaped American history.

From 1955 till his assassination in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15th, 1929 - April 4th, 1968) was an American Baptist clergyman and activist who ended up being the most identifiable voice and leader in the American civil liberties movement. King used nonviolence and civil disobedience to advance civil liberties, inspired by his Christian convictions and Mahatma Gandhi's tranquil work. He was the child of Martin Luther King Sr., an early civil liberties leader and clergyman.

Discover the lessons from Martin Luther King that can transform your life! Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. not only advocated for civil rights and human equality but also strongly supported the end of poverty, the end of all war, and the rights of workers. This crusader of rights has his own holiday dedicated to honoring him and all the work he was able to achieve in his lifetime. He is a man who was able to change the direction of history. A man such as this is sure to have imparted wisdom that we could all benefit from.

Martin Luther King Jr. was the most inspiring civil rights leader in American history. He was a scholar and a very gifted orator, but, before all else, he was a pastor, a theologian, a martyr, a Christian. Spirit-Led Prophet uniquely tells his compelling story from the perspective of his faith. In the midst of a tumultous public life, King prayed for guidance and depended upon God’s spirit to lead him.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James MacGregor Burns devoted his legendary career to the study of leadership in all its aspects - from politics to business. Leadership, Burns' pioneering study, introduces the highly influential theory of "transformational leadership", stating that the best leaders are those who inspire others to come together toward the achievement of higher aims.

Take a tour of some of the most extraordinary thinkers in history with ‘500 Quotes from Great Minds´. Packed with cherry-picked thoughts, reflections, and observations, it offers inspiring insights into almost every aspect of life, from love and death to art and politics. A superb addition to any coffee table, ‘500 Quotes from Great Minds´ is ideal for those who need a bit of extra motivation. Born in Paris, Charles Baudelaire (1821 – 1867) was one of the most highly-regarded poets of the 19th century.

Almost everyone has heard Martin Luther King’s name. He organized and led marches in support of African Americans’ rights. King was against racial discrimination and segregation. This was the era when, in the South, Whites and African Americans were divided in everything - schools, churches, neighborhoods, and even hospitals.

Martin Luther King "aveva un sogno". Niente riuscì a fermarlo dall'ottenere esattamente il proprio obiettivo. Questo comportò andare in prigione più volte, comportò essere odiato dalla maggior parte della classe "dominante" dei bianchi d'America, comportò anche andare contro i desideri di vendetta e di alcuni esponenti del popolo nero.

Martin Luther King Jr. may be America's most revered political figure, commemorated in statues, celebrations, and street names around the world. But despite his stature, the significance of King's writings and political thought remains underappreciated. In To Shape a New World, Tommie Shelby and Brandon Terry state that the marginalization of King's ideas reflects a romantic consensus history that renders the civil rights movement inherently conservative - an effort not at radical reform but at "living up to" enduring ideals laid down by the nation's founders.

More than 50 years ago, an assassin's bullet robbed us of one of the most eloquent voices for 20th-century human rights and justice. Drawing on a new generation of scholarship about the civil rights era, To the Promised Land goes beyond the iconic view of King as an advocate of racial harmony to explore his profound commitment to the poor and working class, and his call for "nonviolent resistance" to all forms of oppression, including economic injustice.

“A multilayered, inspiring portrait of RFK . . . [the] most in-depth look at an extraordinary figure whose transformational story shaped America.”—Joe Scarborough, The Washington Post NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Soon to be a Hulu original series starring Chris Pine. Larry Tye appears on...

This program is read by the author. What Truth Sounds Like is a timely exploration of America's tortured racial politics that continues the conversation from Michael Eric Dyson's New York Times bestseller Tears We Cannot Stop. President Barack Obama: "Everybody who speaks after Michael Eric...

Here’s a unique collection of biographies that are sure to capture the imagination of every listener. This fascinating audiobook introduces listeners to three great men who helped shape the history of America and made profound impacts on the history of the world. Black History Biographies: Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Frederick Douglass shines a light on how these three influential Americans led the civil rights movement and reveals their exploits in the fight for social justice and equality in the US.