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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 1991
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 285.23 CAMBader, Bonnie
Summary: An introduction to the life Martin Luther King, Jr. Including how he organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott and African American people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KINTaylor, Barbara Brown.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 2006
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Contents: Practice of waking up to God -- Vision -- The practice of paying attention -- Reverence -- The practice of wearing skin -- Incarnation -- The practice of walking on the earth -- Groundedness -- The practice of getting lost -- Wilderness -- The practice of encountering others -- Community -- The practice of living with purpose -- Vocation -- The practice of saying no -- Sabbath -- The practice...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 283.092 TAYGoldstein, Warren.
Contents: The great war, Greenwich Village, and the Upper East Side -- Early years -- Europe : music and war -- Russians White and Red -- The education of a warrior-priest -- From education to vocation -- "Bus-riding chaplain" -- Preaching the word : Coffin in demand -- Wading into the big muddy -- Moments of truth : civil disobedience and the draft -- Marriage and family life -- Activist episodes --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COFFIN, WILLIAM GOLDoten, Alvin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harlo Press 1980
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 287.6 DOTSummary: The life of Padre Pio, now known as Blessed Pio of Pietrelcina as a result of his beatification, told through his own writings and interviews with friends and fellow Capuchin monks.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Video 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PADAdler, David A.
Summary: A biography of the Baptist minister who worked unceasingly for his dream of a world without hate, prejudice, or violence, and was assassinated in the attempt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 1986
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB KING ADLMara, Wil.
Summary: Traces the life and achievements of the Baptist pastor who became a driving force behind the African American civil rights movement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KINWarnock, Raphael G.
Summary: "Before Raphael Warnock became a pastor and the first Black senator from Georgia, he was a little boy whose father told him to get up, get dressed, put on his shoes, and get ready! So that's what he did, along every step of his journey. From his work boots to his marching band shoes to his shiny lace-ups, Senator Reverend Warnock found the right shoes to fit his feet and to carry him toward his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WARStansifer, John
Summary: "Father Emil Kapaun, a humble priest, went far beyond the call of duty during World War II and the Korean War. Often found with the combat medics on the front lines, unarmed, ministering to the wounded, and known for his intense devotion to the soldiers whom he called "my boys," Kapaun became the most decorated chaplain in US military history, awarded a Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2024
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Summary: "On the heels of his historic election to the United States Senate, Raphael Warnock shares his remarkable spiritual and personal journey Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock occupies a singular place in American life. As Senior Pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church and now as a Senator from Georgia, he is the rare voice who can at once call out the uncomfortable truths that shape contemporary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WARNOCK, RAPHAEL G. WARMeltzer, Brad
Summary: Presents an illustrated biography of the man who spent his life pursuing his dream of equality and peace and was at the forefront of the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1968.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books For Young Readers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KINCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio I Am KingHardwick, Lamar
Summary: Pastor Lamar Hardwick shares his story of hope and courage following his diagnosis with an Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of 36.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ELectio Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARDWICK, LAMAR HARAlbee, Sarah
Summary: Profiles the civil rights leader, discussing his career as a pastor, his fight for African American rights, and his legacy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR Blue KINRosenberg, Rosalind
Summary: "Throughout her prodigious life, activist and lawyer Pauli Murray systematically fought against all arbitrary distinctions in society, channeling her outrage at the discrimination she faced to make America a more democratic country. In this definitive biography, Rosalind Rosenberg offers a poignant portrait of a figure who played pivotal roles in both the modern civil rights and women's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MURRAY, PAULI ROSSchenck, Robert L.
Summary: The author recalls his life as a controversial Washington, D.C. evangelical minister and spiritual advisor to America's political class. He begins with his conversion from Judaism to born-again Christianity, and then finding his calling in public ministry. He chronicles his years as an activist leader of the most extreme wing of the anti-abortion movement, brazenly mixing ministry with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SCHENCK, ROBERT SCHCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B SCHENCK SCHBell-Scott, Patricia.
Summary: Describes the unlikely friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Pauli Murray, a granddaughter of a mixed race slave and a lesbian, who became a lawyer and civil rights pioneer, and the important work they each did for justice and freedom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.917 BELDrape, Joe
Summary: "New York Times journalist and bestselling author Joe Drape takes us inside the modern-day process of the making of a saint -- part biography of a wartime adventurer Father Emil Kapaun, part detective story, and part journey of faith"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282.092 DRASantella, Andrew.
Contents: The pastor's son -- The education of a leader -- Montgomery -- A national leader -- The final years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KINMyers, Walter Dean
Summary: Pictures and easy-to-read text introduce the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KINGarrow, David J.
Summary: Publisher's description: Winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, this is the most comprehensive book ever written about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Based on more than seven hundred interviews with all of King's surviving associates, as well as with those who opposed him, and enhanced by the author's access to King's personal papers and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perennial Classics 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KING, MARTIN LUTHER JR. GARStewart, Richard
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Hawai'i Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 266.2 STEDeRubertis, Barbara
Summary: Looks at the contributions of Martin Luther King, Jr. to the civil rights movement in the United States and explains why the nation celebrates his birthday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Kane Press 2013