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Top 20 Directory: Top : Kids_and_Teens : People_and_Society : Biography : Civil_Rights_Leaders |
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| Aung San Suu Kyi: Biography of the Burmese woman fighting for democracy and freedom in her homeland. | | Cesar Chavez: Biography of the civil rights and labor leader who founded the United Farm Workers. | | 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. | | Elijah Muhammad: Black nationalist and Nation of Islam spiritual leader who rejected Christianity as the religion of the oppressor. | | Lech Walesa: A leader of the Solidarity movement that lead the Poles out of communism. Includes a brief biography. | | 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. | | Rigoberta Menchu: Biography of the Guatemalan political worker active in labor, campesino and human rights groups. | | Saro-Wiwa, Kenule Beeson: Biography of Nigerian writer, environmentalist, and political leader of the Ogoni. In English and French. | | Young, Andrew Jackson, Jr. (1932-): From the Biographical directory of the United States Congress. |
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