Uncovering Black Heroes: Lesser-Known Stories of Liberty and Civil Rights is a series of stories regarding real people who are not so well known in the mainstream of American freedom and civil rights discussions. These people have made a difference by the events of their lives and by the deliberate contributions they made. In some chapters depictions of fugitive slaves create awareness of the perils of freedom runs and of the desperate, dangerous, and terrifying life of being a hunted person. In other chapters the degree of local level blockage individuals needed to confront is exposed. Still other chapters point out major efforts by diligent, but for the most part unknown, local people that result in court case settlements and state laws to advance civil rights, in particular suffrage. One chapter takes a close look at leaders in women’s clubs and how those leaders defined women’s roles in the Black freedom and civil rights movements. Themes stand out as they all build upon each other and are seen from one chapter to the next. In the end, a subtle evolution of ideas can be realized that forms the notion that the great and recognized Black leaders in history have their important place but that freedom and civil rights advancements are made on the backs of the local unknowns who need to be recognized for what they have contributed. This uncovering of unknown players involved in crucial events of their times in the quest for social, political, civil, and personal equality and freedom provides a unique perspective somewhat counter to mainstream thinking.
Автор: Olson Jim Название: Cowboy Heroes of the Southwest ISBN: 0985375604 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780985375607 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2483.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Near the end of the Apollo 15 mission, David Scott and fellow moonwalker James Irwin conducted a secret ceremony unsanctioned by NASA: they placed on the lunar soil a small tin figurine called The Fallen Astronaut, along with a plaque bearing a list of names. By telling the stories of those sixteen astronauts and cosmonauts who died in the quest to reach the moon between 1962 and 1972, this book enriches the saga of humankind’s greatest scientific undertaking, Project Apollo, and conveys the human cost of the space race.
Many people are aware of the first manned Apollo mission, in which Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee lost their lives in a fire during a ground test, but few know of the other five fallen astronauts whose stories this book tells as well, including Ted Freeman and C.C. Williams, who died in the crashes of their T-38 jets; the “Gemini Twins,” Charlie Bassett and Elliot See, killed when their jet slammed into the building where their Gemini capsule was undergoing final construction; and Ed Givens, whose fatal car crash has until now been obscured by rumors. Supported by extensive interviews and archival material, the extraordinary lives and accomplishments of these and other fallen astronauts—including eight Russian cosmonauts who lost their lives during training—unfold here in intimate and compelling detail. Their stories return us to a stirring time in the history of our nation and remind us of the cost of fulfilling our dreams. This revised edition includes expanded and revised biographies and additional photographs.
Автор: John Kerner Название: San Francisco Heroes I Have Known ISBN: 1596870133 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781596870130 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 2778.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book chronicles some of the most influential people who call San Francisco Home as told by Dr. John Kerner, a longtime champion of womens health and the war on cancer. Folks we call heroes are not just limited to the military. A former World War II combat medic and participant in the Battle of the Bulge, Dr. Kerner knows what he is talking about when he describes the great contributions made by some of the best minds in the country including Nancy Pelosi, Diane Feinstein, Jerry Brown, Herb Caen, and the principals behind the John A. Kerner Foundation, dedicated to the eradication of cancer.
Автор: Francisco Rudy Название: Helium ISBN: 1943735190 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781943735198 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2533.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Provides a comprehensive guide to integrating intercultural learning into the fabric of twenty-first century higher education. This new edition synthesizes two decades of societal, theoretical, and technological developments, and combines established and emerging voices from education, history, anthropology, and communication to provide a holistic perspective on learning across cultures.
