From the Biographical directory of the United States Congress.
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.
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.
Black nationalist and Nation of Islam spiritual leader who rejected Christianity as the religion of the oppressor.
Biography of the civil rights and labor leader who founded the United Farm Workers.
A leader of the Solidarity movement that lead the Poles out of communism. Includes a brief biography.
Biography of Nigerian writer, environmentalist, and political leader of the Ogoni. In English and French.
Biography of the Guatemalan political worker active in labor, campesino and human rights groups.
Biography of the Burmese woman fighting for democracy and freedom in her homeland.
Kids_and_Teens /
People_and_Society /
Holidays_and_Special_Days /
Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day
|