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03265aam a22003738i 4500 001 1525C3F2E5B611EE96AABEA640ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240319010056 008 240106s2024 nyu 001 0aeng 010 $a 2023058455 020 $a 1250288851 020 $a 9781250288851 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d DLC $d SILO 050 00 $a PN4874.V455 $b A3 2024 082 00 $2 23/eng/20240206 100 1 $a Velshi, Ali, $e author. 245 10 $a SMALL ACTS OF COURAGE : $b A LEGACY OF ENDURANCE AND THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY / $c Ali Velshi. 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2405 264 1 $a New York : $b St. Martin's Press, $c 2024. 300 $a pages cm 500 $a Includes index. 500 $a 2024/05/07 505 0 $a Prologue: How to become an American citizen in three easy steps -- Why does anyone leave anywhere? -- On Gandhi's shoulders -- The yeast of our problems -- A splinter up your ass -- 42 Hoyle Avenue -- The right reasons -- Murad Velshi could win -- The people who get shit done -- The arc of history bends the way you bend it -- Epilogue: Red clay boots. 520 $a "A captivating family history that illustrates how small actions can have an outsized political impact. Small acts of courage matter. Sometimes, they change the world. Our history books are filled with the stories of those who fought for democracy and freedom-for idealism itself-against all odds, from Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela to Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. These iconic struggles for social change illustrate the importance of engagement and activism, and offer a template for the battles we are fighting today. But using the right words is often easier than taking action; action can be hard, and costly. More than a century ago, MSNBC host Ali Velshi's great-grandfather sent his seven-year-old son to live at Tolstoy Farm, Gandhi's ashram in South Africa. This difficult decision would change the trajectory of his family history forever. From childhood, Velshi's grandfather was imbued with an ethos of public service and social justice, and a belief in absolute equality among all people-ideals that hischildren carried forward as they escaped apartheid, emigrating to Kenya and ultimately Canada and the United States. In Small Acts of Courage, Velshi taps into 125 years of family history to advocate for social justice as a living, breathing experience-away of life more than an ideology. With rich detail and vivid prose, he relates the stories of regular people who made a lasting commitment to fight for change, even when success seemed impossible. This heartfelt exploration of how we can breathe new life into the principles of pluralistic democracy is an urgent call to action-for progress to be possible, we must all do whatever we can to make a difference"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Velshi, Ali. 650 0 $a Television journalists $v Biography. 650 0 $a Television personalities $v Biography. 650 0 $a Immigrants $z United States $v Biography. $9 83008 650 0 $a Canadians $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Muslims $z United States $v Biography. 941 $a 1 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20240319011057.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1525C3F2E5B611EE96AABEA640ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search