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From the Back of the Line

By: Gloria Ward Wright

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From the Back of the Line: The Views of a Teenager From the 1960s Civil Rights Movement chronicles the life of a young African-American girl who moved from a follower to a leader in human rights. Sixteen-year-old Gloria Ward was arrested four times in 1962 for demonstrating against the ills of segregation and racism in her hometown of Albany, Georgia. With her teenage friends and classmates, she marched behind Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., Rev. Charles Sherrod, the Honorable Andrew Young, the late Rev. Samuel Wells and other, older leaders. In a widely circulated newspaper article, Gloria was criticized by a white Albany teenager, Kay Smith, who wasn´t shy about expressing her racist opinions. Kay called Gloria "a pawn and a fool" for her involvement in the demonstrations. Kay eventually came to see civil rights in a different light. Although they never met as teenagers, Kay often wondered about Gloria and what had happened to her later in life. Thirty-five years after the newspaper article ran, Kay found Gloria through a mutual friend and apologized for her racist views and statements. Today the two women are close friends. Their story of forgiveness and friendship is just one part of Gloria´s remarkable life story as human rights activist, teacher, wife, mother, and pastor. From the Back of the Line describes Dr. Wright´s experiences growing up during the civil rights era and moving from the back of the line to leadership positions. She has written this book because she wants young people to know their civil rights history and to understand that they can and should move forward. Her story is told with passion, candor, and light humor. She tells it like it was, how she saw and participated in history From the Back of the Line. The book also contains photographs and an appendix containing quotations from notable civil rights leaders, a summary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and recommended reading.

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146

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Xlibris Corporation

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1425721184

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9781425721183

My Great-Aunt Arizona

By: Gloria Houston

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My Great-Aunt Arizona

By: Gloria Houston

An Appalachian girl, Arizona Houston Hughes, grows up to become a teacher who influences generations of schoolchildren.

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0590127012

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9780590127011

Black Knight, White Knight

By: Gloria Vanderbilt

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Black Knight, White Knight

By: Gloria Vanderbilt

Once Upon a Time was Gloria Vanderbilt's shocking account of her tragic childhood and the custody trial that splashed headlines across the country. Now readers everywhere await the paperback of its searing sequel . . . in which Gloria grows up to know love in the arms and hate at the hands of three enigmatic men.

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340

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Fawcett

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0449133214

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9780449133217

Gloria Hendry

James Bond's "Live & Let Die," "Black Belt Jones, "Black Caesar" Etc.

By: Gloria Hendry

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Gloria Hendry

James Bond's "Live & Let Die," "Black Belt Jones, "Black Caesar" Etc.

By: Gloria Hendry

Thank you to those who dared to be The Black Renaissance Filmmakers aka Blaxploitation who challenged the odds. The creators of Independent Film Making, naming a few actresses who transposed words into life onto the big screen: Abbey Lincoln, Cartol Speed, Jonelle Allen, Diana Sands, Madge Sinclair, Claudia McNeil, Emily Yancy, Tamara Dobson, Beverly Todd, Pam Grier, Annezette Chase, Esther Rolle, Cecily Tyson, Sheila Frazier, Hope Clarke, Marki Bey, Margaret Avery, Vonetta McGee, Jayne Kennedy, Rosalind Cash, Judy Pace, Gail Fisher, Lisa Moore, and many others. Yes, I was there and it was a-rockin' time!

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114

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1955241724

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9781955241724

Shirley Temple Black

By: Gloria D. Miklowitz

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Shirley Temple Black

By: Gloria D. Miklowitz

A biography of the popular child actress who grew up to have many interesting careers as an adult, including that of businesswoman, author, and diplomat.

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0768512220

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9780768512229

Rosa Parks

Civil Rights Leader

By: Mary Hull,Gloria Blakely,Dale Evva Gelfand

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Rosa Parks

Civil Rights Leader

By: Mary Hull,Gloria Blakely,Dale Evva Gelfand

Profiles the civil rights leader famous for her refusal to give up a seat on the bus, which led to her arrest and the eventual overturning of the "Jim Crow" laws in the South by order of the Supreme Court.

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Checkmark Books

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1604133252

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9781604133257

Condoleezza Rice

By: Gloria Blakely

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Condoleezza Rice

By: Gloria Blakely

The former secretary of state and national security advisor, whose background is in academia, proved a quick study in the world of international politics.

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121

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Chelsea House

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0791076830

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9780791076835

Black Woman in Green

Gloria Brown and the Unmarked Trail to Forest Service Leadership

By: Gloria Dean Brown,Donna Lynn Sinclair

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Black Woman in Green

Gloria Brown and the Unmarked Trail to Forest Service Leadership

By: Gloria Dean Brown,Donna Lynn Sinclair

Black Woman in Green tells the story of a young widow who left the urban East for the forested West seeking a better life for her children. It highlights Gloria Brown's determination and grit in working her way up in a primarily white, male organization to become the first female African American forest supervisor in the US Forest Service. From raising children alone to conducting civil rights trainings to breaking glass ceilings, Gloria Brown's humor and willingness to believe in the basic goodness of humanity makes possible a powerful and instructive leadership journey. Black Woman in Green provides a case study for public administration, contributes to understanding the overlapping environmental and civil rights movements of the twentieth century, and highlights issues of representation in the federal government, women's history, the history of the American West, and literature associated with African American experiences in predominately white societies"--

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0870710052

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9780870710056

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Condoleezza Rice

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Black Woman in Green

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