"Neal Porter Books."-- title page. Includes bibliographical references (page 48).
Contents:
Harriet Tubman -- Elizabeth Cady Stanton -- Woody Guthrie -- Mohandas Gandhi -- Irena Sendler -- The Hollywood Ten -- Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- The Greensboro lunch counter sit-in -- Martin Luther King Jr. -- Larry Itliong, Dolores Huerta, and César Chávez -- Richard Oakes and the occupation of Alcatraz -- The tree-sitters of Pureora -- Father Luis Olivares and the Sanctuary Movement -- Tank man -- Nelson Mandela -- Ryan White -- Ai Weiwei -- "It gets better" project -- March for our lives -- Greta Thunberg.
Summary:
"From music to marches, from sit-ins to walk-outs, activists throughout history have defended the disenfranchised and demanded reform, refusing to back down even in the face of violent oppression and overwhelming opposition. Today, a new generation of activists has arisen, speaking up in unprecedented numbers against systemic oppression, bias, and injustice. Resist!, a collection of 21 brief but comprehensive essays accompanied by striking artwork and rich supplementary material by Diane Stanley, reminds us of the activists who came before: the men and women who have used peaceful resistance and non-violent protests to make their voices heard.
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