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Small Acts of Courage

A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy

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Small Acts of Courage

Auteur(s): Ali Velshi
Narrateur(s): Ali Velshi
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This program is read by the author.

A captivating family history that illustrates how small actions can have an outsized political impact.

Small acts of courage matter. Sometimes, they change the world. Our history books are filled with the stories of those who fought for democracy and freedom—for idealism itself—against all odds, from Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela to Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. These iconic struggles for social change illustrate the importance of engagement and activism, and offer a template for the battles we are fighting today. But using the right words is often easier than taking action; action can be hard, and costly.

More than a century ago, MSNBC host Ali Velshi’s great-grandfather sent his seven-year-old son to live at Tolstoy Farm, Gandhi’s ashram in South Africa. This difficult decision would change the trajectory of his family history forever. From childhood, Velshi’s grandfather was imbued with an ethos of public service and social justice, and a belief in absolute equality among all people—ideals that his children carried forward as they escaped apartheid, emigrating to Kenya and ultimately Canada and the United States.

In Small Acts of Courage, Velshi taps into 125 years of family history to advocate for social justice as a living, breathing experience—a way of life more than an ideology. With rich detail and vivid prose, he relates the stories of regular people who made a lasting commitment to fight for change, even when success seemed impossible. This heartfelt exploration of how we can breathe new life into the principles of pluralistic democracy is an urgent call to action—for progress to be possible, we must all do whatever we can to make a difference.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

©2024 Ali Velshi (P)2024 Macmillan Audio Art et littérature Créateurs sud-asiatiques Journalistes, rédacteurs et éditeurs Politique Afrique Sincère Justice sociale Martin Luther King Socialisme

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Ce que les critiques en disent

"Ali Velshi is the soulful, smart, principled, passionate future of American TV journalism. His family’s story is astonishing and inspiring in equal measure—what a surprising and wonderful book!"—Rachel Maddow, host of The Rachel Maddow Show and author of Prequel

“Velshi shares his noble inheritance, coming from a family of justice seekers and freedom fighters who endured British Colonialism, South African Apartheid, and discrimination, and who traversed continents to find safe harbor. He insightfully applies their ancestral lessons to our current challenges, writing in compelling, clear and incisive fashion about how to be responsible to the places we call home and the people with whom we share our planet.”—Imani Perry, National Book Award-winning author of South to America

“A book of wisdom and humility that offers a different sort of defense of democracy, grounded in one family’s lived experience on three continents, and informed by the lesson that freedom and responsibility work together.”—Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny
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Ali Velshi is an Ismaili Muslim Canadian/American journalist with huge experience in the field. He has worked for CNN, Al Jazeera and presently MSNBC. I was already a fan of his before listening to this book.His Banned Book Club series on MSNBC is a terrific response to the fearful people attempting to restrict our access to books they fear.

Ali's in depth description of how multiculturalism in Canada works so well compared to the US melting pot approach is worth the read by itself. The explanation of how immigration benefits a country such as Canada is also worth reading.

This is one of the best audible books I have listened to. Well written, clearly read by the author.

Highly recommended.

One of the best audible books I have listened to

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From different worlds, my experience was similar to Ali's, except for the political aspiration of his family. I learned a lot from his book. There are a few fact errors- one most notably the amount of time you need to be in Canada to apply for citizenship is 3 years and not 2 years as written in his book.
Mahatma Gandhi is one of my heroes and your family was part of his journey... remarkable.
A great read.

family experience almost same but in countries

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I loved this book! Very happy to have read it. I admire Ali Velshi on MSNBC and found him to be a great story teller. I enjoyed hearing his family’s story and his comparisons between Canada and the US. I also learned a great deal. Excellent book and brilliantly narrated.

Informative and entertaining

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