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African American churches African American churches History African Americans Civil rights African Americans Religion African Americans Religion History Anderson, Marian 1897-1993 Human rights workers United States Biography of Arc, Saint Joan 1412-1431 Drama RELIGION / Christianity / General United StatesSummary: Although China’s government has pledged to revise its policies toward political dissidents, that promise remains largely unfulfilled. This program reveals egregious cases of political oppression occurring in recent years, countering the picture China painted of itself as it promoted the Beijing Olympics. Pushing back against bureaucracy and official stonewalling, the program examines the work...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Follow the story of singer Marian Anderson, whose talent broke down barriers around the world. Narrated by Renée Elise Goldsberry, Voice of Freedom interweaves Anderson's rich life story with this landmark moment in history, exploring fundamental questions about talent, race, fame, democracy and the American soul.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV VOIWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: Presents a collage-illustrated treasury of poems and spirituals inspired by the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HAMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB HAMER WEAKohanov, Linda.
Contents: Rasa -- The lost art of doing nothing -- Voices from the ancestors -- Mind under matter -- Wisdom of the prey -- The politics of intelligence -- Horse whisperings -- Four-legged therapists -- The wounded healer -- Nekyia -- Sacrifice and communion -- Mystics with tails -- The art of freedom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2001
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Summary: "We have never been the voiceless, proclaims activist DeRay Mckesson, we have been the unheard. And the message that must now be heard is that inequality is neither hardwired nor inevitable. We have a system that was designed to favor some at the expense of others, and because it was designed, it can be redesigned. Indeed, we can live in a society of equity, justice, and joy. In August 2014,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323 MCKSummary: Born to a peasant family, young Joan hears the voices of saints telling her to unite her beseiged nation. At seventeen, she leads one of the greatest campaigns for freedom the world has ever witnessed.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 1999
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA JOACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE Joan of ArcGates, Henry Louis
Summary: "A powerful new history of the Black church in America as the Black community's abiding rock and its fortress"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021