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643) Major!
Publisher
Floating Ophelia Productions, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"MAJOR! is a documentary film exploring the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a formerly incarcerated Black transgender elder and activist who has been fighting for the rights of trans women of color for over 40 years. At the heart of MAJOR! is a social justice framework that puts the subjects at the center of their story. Miss Major is a veteran of the Stonewall Rebellion and a survivor of Attica State Prison, a former sex worker, an...
644) Bullied
Publisher
Southern Poverty Law Center
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
This film tells the story of Jamie Nabozny, a gay student who endured relentless bullying in both middle and high school despite seeking help from school administrators. Jamie fought back, not with his fists but in a courtroom. His historic federal case established that gay and lesbian students have a constitutional right to be free from harassment and bullying. Why is a film on anti-gay bullying necessary? Lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT)...
Series
Reference shelf volume 88, no. 6
Publisher
Grey House Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Series
Reference shelf volume 91, no. 6
Publisher
Grey House Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Selected from a diverse field of speakers and venues, this volume offers some of the most engaging American speeches of the year. Distinguished by its diversity, covering areas in politics, education, popular culture, as well as trending topics in the news, these speeches provide an interesting format to explore some of the year's most important stories" --
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"'LaDonna Harris : Indian 101' from Comanche filmmaker Julianna Brannum, chronicles the life of Comanche activist and national civil rights leader LaDonna Harris and the role that she has played in Native and mainstream American history since the 1960's. In this new verite style documentary, Brannum, the great niece of Harris, celebrates her life and the personal struggles that led her to become a voice for Native people and her contemporary work...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
Description
Throughout the 1988 Presidential campaign, George Bush drew cheers from supporters by attacking Michael Dukakis's membership in the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), an organization that he charged was out of the "mainstream" of American life. Indeed, throughout its history, the organization has championed some decidedly unpopular causes, including free speech rights for racist groups and due process for even the most vicious criminals. But as...
Series
Reference shelf volume 92, no. 6
Publisher
Grey House Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A collection of speeches given during 2019 and 2020 addressing the following topics: virtual commencement inspiration; the pandemic; a year of social unrest; the 2020 presidential election; and other significant events of 2020.
Author
Series
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"From the first slave writings to contemporary hip hop, the canon of African American literature offers a powerful counter-narrative to dominant notions of American culture, history, and politics. Resonant with voices of prophecy and resistance, the African American literary tradition runs deep with emancipatory currents that have had an indelible impact on the United States and the world. Mumia Abu-Jamal has been one of our most important contributors...
Author
Publisher
Norman Rockwell Museum
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Illuminates both the historic context in which FDR articulated the Four Freedoms -- Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear -- and the role of Rockwell's paintings in bringing them to life for millions of people, rallying the public behind the War effort and changing the tenor of the times. In telling the story of how Rockwell's works were transformed from a series of paintings into a national movement, the...
Series
Publisher
New York Times Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Affirmative action is a set of laws or policies that favors disenfranchised groups in efforts to compensate for the discriminatory practices of the past. The term first appeared in U.S. legislature in the 1930s, and has taken many forms. It has championed for those who have been discriminated against for their age, class, gender, race, or physical ability. Affirmative action has addressed discrimination in housing rights, employment, pay equality,...
Series
Reference shelf volume 93, no. 6
Publisher
Grey House Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
As the New Year approached in 2020, millions of Americans shared internet memes reflecting the widespread hope that the new year would ease the chaos and fear of the COVID-19 pandemic. This, coupled with one of the most dramatic and contentious elections in American history, produced the sense that a new era was beginning. Nevertheless, 2021 proved just as challenging as the year that preceded it. Americans still faced a deadly disease that continued...
Author
Series
Publisher
New York Times Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Considered one of the fundamental guarantees of individual rights in the U.S. Constitution, due process of law has nonetheless been debated throughout American history. Which legal proceedings should be protected? Who should receive these rights, and in which jurisdictions? The articles in this compilation trace the evolution of due process from the early 20th century to the present, covering the impact of these rights on the American legal system...
656) Students' rights
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Presents extracts and analysis of recent court decisions dealing with such issues on students' rights as the right of schools to conduct searches of students, to censor student publications and limit freedom of expression, and to permit drug tests of student athletes.
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