Mostrando resultados por Editor "Author's Republic" en Política y Activismo

Theodore Roosevelt Jr., often referred to as Teddy Roosevelt, was an American statesman, politician, conservationist, naturalist, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900 and the 25th vice president of the United States from March to September 1901. Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for the anti-trust policy while supporting Progressive Era policies in the early 20th century.

Inspiring and timely, Pauli Murray's Revolutionary Life is the riveting story of an African American woman, born in 1910, who blazed through the barriers of race and gender decades before the Civil Rights and Women's Movements. Pauli Murray fearlessly rode freight trains dressed as a boy during the Great Depression and befriended First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt before embarking on a pioneering life of social activism, legal scholarship, and many firsts.

Huey Percy Newton was an African-American political activist and Marxist-Leninist revolutionary who, along with fellow Merritt College student Bobby Seale, co-founded the Black Panther Party (1966-1982). Together with Seale, Newton created a 10-point program which laid out guidelines for how the African-American community could achieve liberation.

Assata Olugbala Shakur is a former member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA), who was convicted of being an accomplice in the first-degree murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster during a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973. Shakur was also the target of the FBI's COINTELPRO (counterintelligence program) directed against Black Power movement groups and activists.

Abraham Lincoln called "Billy" Herndon “my man always above all other men on the globe". After Lincoln's assassination, Herndon and co-author Jesse Weik conducted many interviews with Lincoln's family and friends for this biography. The result - although not without flaws - has been recognized as one of the most important biographies of the Great Emancipator ever published. This volume covers the period of Lincoln's life in New Salem, Illinois, as a young man, through his love affair with Ann Rutledge, becoming a lawyer, his marriage to Mary Todd, and service in Congress.

Abraham Lincoln called "Billy" Herndon, “My man always above all other men on the globe". They were business partners for 16 years. After Lincoln's assassination Herndon did interviews with Lincoln's family and friends for this biography. Co-author Jesse Weik also conducted many original interviews. The result - although not without flaws - has been recognized as one of the most important biographies of the Great Emancipator ever published.

This stirring, evocative, one-of-a-kind new audiobook from historian and author Geoffrey Giuliano chronicles the charismatic and legendary scholar, social reformer, activist, and author Dr. Cornel West in a loving tribute to his great work and exemplary life.

The grand old man of the Republican Party started out as a B actor and ended up president of the United States. Here are his greatest moments: his monumental speeches, political philosophy, and common sense pronouncements, which have since been morphed into a philosophy followed by conservatives worldwide.

Having earned a unique place in world history, as perhaps the predominate force behind the Cuban revolution, Che stands as a shining example of what can be achieved by unshakable will and stalwart idealism. In this rare collection of original speeches and interviews, in Che’s own voice, we come to know the man behind the myth in a way never before possible. Forget the propaganda, fake news, and blatant lies about this genuine revolutionary hero and listen to the man himself.

George Washington was America’s foremost political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. He commanded patriot forces in the new nation's vital American Revolutionary War and led them to victory over the British. Washington also presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which established the new federal government. For his manifold leadership during the American Revolution, for all of this and more he has been called the "Father of His Country". This is his story.

Princess Eugenie of France was the original Lady Diana of Parisian-Revolutionary-Victorian Society. Her life was full of turmoil and triumphs, encouraging anyone who has suffered to embrace her strength of character and compassion. This work was originally translated from German in 1910, 10 years before her death. The seconda author has attempted to shed new light on her impact on European History. Though this attempt is light indeed.

This unique audiobook from historian and author Geoffrey Giuliano chronicles the life, times, trials, and triumphs of the remarkable scholar, activist, feminist, teacher, and reformer Angela Davis, using informed commentary, but most significantly, the words and wisdom of Ms. Davis herself. Forget the rhetoric, rumors, and urban legends surrounding this polarizing figure, and listen directly to Ms. Davis. Prison reform, civil rights, racial equality - all these topics are presented by author and producer Giuliano.

Harriet Tubman wаѕ bоrn Arаmintа Rоѕѕ in 1820. Shе was thе еlеvеnth сhild оf hеr раrеntѕ, Hаrriеt Grееn аnd Benjamin Rоѕѕ. Thе entire family livеd as ѕlаvеѕ оn thе plantation of Edward Brodas, in Dоrсhеѕtеr Cоuntу, Maryland. Hаrriеt'ѕ раrеntѕ were full-blooded Afriсаnѕ bеliеvеd tо bе Aѕhаnti, a Wеѕt Afriсаn warrior реорlе.

Set against the backdrop of World War II, Nazi uprisings, political unrest in Argentina and Paraguay, and the scourge of leprosy left untreated, Dr. John and Clara Schmidt commit to living a life of service in their fight against poverty, stigma, and social injustice.

John Robert Lewis was an American politician and civil-rights leader who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020 from pancreatic cancer. Lewis served as the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966. This is his remarkable story!

This unique audiobook from historian and author Geoffrey Giuliano chronicles the life, times, trials, and triumphs of the remarkable scholar, activist, feminist, teacher, and reformer Angela Davis, using informed commentary, but most significantly, the words and wisdom of Ms. Davis herself. Forget the rhetoric, rumors, and urban legends surrounding this polarizing figure and listen directly to Ms. Davis.

Are you looking for one place where you can listen about everything you could possibly want to know about Malcolm X? Perhaps you have only recently discovered Malcolm X - and the many vital things that he did for race pride as well as black nationalism in the early 1960 - and it has inspired you to learn about the man behind the many great actions of that era?

Here is a gripping, intimate audio encounter with one of the greatest figures in American history. Forget what biased biographers have written, and listen to the man speaking for himself. The public figure we all know at least something about...but the private man, the family man, the father, and son has been hidden to us by the passing of time. This is a true audio treasure. What Grant had to say, so long ago, is oddly relevant, touching, and even inspirational now as it was then, so many generations ago.

You can achieve your dreams if you offer your life to God and work harder than you ever have before. Dr. Rick Scarnati is an example having achieved impossible accomplishments in his life. Offer your life to God and you will be a success!

Horatio Herbert Kitchener, born on June 1850 in Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland was a great soldier and statesman. Kitchener was credited in 1898 for winning the Battle of Omdurman and securing control of the Sudan for which he was made Lord Kitchener of Khartoum, becoming a qualifying peer and of mid-rank as an Earl. On 5 June 1916, Kitchener was making his way to Russia to attend negotiations, on HMS Hampshire, when it struck a German mine just west of the Orkney, Scotland and sank. Kitchener was among 737 who died. This is his story.