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Coleman A. Young - Comprehensive profile of the politician and civil rights activist who served as mayor of Detroit for five consecutive terms. Includes photographs, audio clips from his funeral, and forum. From the Detroit Free Press.
Martin Delany - Tells about the black nationalist who labored to see newly-freed slaves treated fairly and who urged a return to Africa. Includes excerpts from his writings.
Elijah Muhammad - Black nationalist and Nation of Islam spiritual leader who rejected Christianity as the religion of the oppressor.
Hosea Williams - Life story of American civil rights leader.
Civil Rights Leader Hosea Williams - Story about the life and death of Hosea Williams from ABC News.
Cesar Chavez - Biography of the civil rights and labor leader who founded the United Farm Workers.
Viva Cesar E. Chavez - Biography of the Hispanic civil rights and labor leader.
Cleaver, (Leroy) Eldridge - Tells about the life of this preacher of the doctrine of Black Power who made two unsuccessful bids for the U.S. Presidency.
Randolph, A Philip - Introduces the man who played a leading role in the struggle for black rights from the 1920s through the 1960s.
Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell - Tells about the American journalist and reformer who was known chiefly for her campaign against the lynching of blacks during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Young, Andrew - Biography of Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. American civil rights leader, politician, and clergyman.
Lech Walesa - A leader of the Solidarity movement that lead the Poles out of communism. Includes a brief biography.
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