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A Biographical Sketch Of Colonel William Light, The Founder Of Adelaide And The First Surveyor-General Of The Province Of South Australia
written by Thomas William Gill (Adelaide, South Australia: R. E. E. Rogers, 1911), 226 page(s)
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written by Thomas William Gill (Adelaide, South Australia: R. E. E. Rogers, 1911), 226 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Thomas William Gill
Date Published / Released
1911
Publisher
R. E. E. Rogers
Person Discussed
Colonel William Light, 1786-1839
Topic / Theme
Colonization, Family and Culture, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Biography, Thurgood Marshall: Justice For All
produced by Arden Ostrander and Eileen M. Lucas, ABCNews Productions, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1997), 46 mins
As a civil rights lawyer in the forties and fifties, he turned the floor of the Supreme Court into his personal battleground. As a member of the court, he presided over some of the most influential decisions in American history. Thurgood Marshall grew up with a strong sense of right and wrong, and the courage to f...
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produced by Arden Ostrander and Eileen M. Lucas, ABCNews Productions, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1997), 46 mins
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As a civil rights lawyer in the forties and fifties, he turned the floor of the Supreme Court into his personal battleground. As a member of the court, he presided over some of the most influential decisions in American history. Thurgood Marshall grew up with a strong sense of right and wrong, and the courage to fight for his convictions. As a black lawyer in the 1940s and '50s, he traveled the south, a lonely warrior in the fight to end discrimi...
As a civil rights lawyer in the forties and fifties, he turned the floor of the Supreme Court into his personal battleground. As a member of the court, he presided over some of the most influential decisions in American history. Thurgood Marshall grew up with a strong sense of right and wrong, and the courage to fight for his convictions. As a black lawyer in the 1940s and '50s, he traveled the south, a lonely warrior in the fight to end discrimination. He was "Mr. Civil Rights", the embodiment of hope for black Americans. BIOGRAPHY; uses archival footage, period accounts and interviews with family members and colleagues to chronicle the monumental life of the first African-American to sit on the Supreme Court. Biography proudly presents the stirring story of a man who stood up for his beliefs, and ultimately saw them triumph.
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Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
Arden Ostrander, Eileen M. Lucas, ABCNews Productions, Bob Brown
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Biography
Speaker / Narrator
Bob Brown
Person Discussed
Thurgood Marshall, 1908-1993
Topic / Theme
Courts, Civil rights, Legal occupations, Brown v. Board of Education, Supreme Court Decision, U.S., May 17, 1954, Thurgood Marshall, Appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, June-August 1967, Political and Social Movements, Ethnic Studies, Black Studies, The Sixties (1960–1974), Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of A&E Television.
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Black Dog of Fate: A Memoir
written by Peter Balakian, 1951- (New York, NY: Basic Books, 2009, originally published 1997), 376 page(s)
In this tenth anniversary edition of his award-winning memoir, New York Times bestselling author Peter Balakian has expanded his compelling story about growing up in the baby-boom suburbs of the ’50s and ’60s and coming to understand what happened to his family in the first genocide of the twentieth century—...
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written by Peter Balakian, 1951- (New York, NY: Basic Books, 2009, originally published 1997), 376 page(s)
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In this tenth anniversary edition of his award-winning memoir, New York Times bestselling author Peter Balakian has expanded his compelling story about growing up in the baby-boom suburbs of the ’50s and ’60s and coming to understand what happened to his family in the first genocide of the twentieth century—the Ottoman Turkish government’s extermination of more than one million Armenians in 1915. In this new edition, Balakian continues hi...
In this tenth anniversary edition of his award-winning memoir, New York Times bestselling author Peter Balakian has expanded his compelling story about growing up in the baby-boom suburbs of the ’50s and ’60s and coming to understand what happened to his family in the first genocide of the twentieth century—the Ottoman Turkish government’s extermination of more than one million Armenians in 1915. In this new edition, Balakian continues his exploration of the Armenian Genocide with new chapters about his journey to Aleppo and his trip to the Der Zor desert of Syria in his pursuit of his grandmother’s life, bringing us closer to the twentieth century’s first genocide.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
Peter Balakian, 1951-
Date Published / Released
1997, 2009
Publisher
Basic Books
Topic / Theme
Ottoman Empire and Armenia (1914-1922), Armenian, Armenian-American, Turk, Survivors, Genocide victims, Genocide, Immigrant life, Armenian Massacre, Ottoman Empire, 1915-1916, Law, Politics & Policy, Documentation of Crimes, Armenians, Turkish, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2009 by Perseus Book Group
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A Black Physician's Struggle for Civil Rights: Edward C. Mazique, M.D.
written by Florence Ridlon, 1946- (Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2005), 391 page(s)
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written by Florence Ridlon, 1946- (Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2005), 391 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Florence Ridlon, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Person Discussed
Edward Craig Mazique, 1911-1987
Topic / Theme
Civil rights
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 by University of New Mexico Press
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Brother Number One: A Political Biography Of Pol Pot (Second Edition)
written by David P. Chandler, 1933- (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1999, originally published 1999), 280 page(s)
In the tragic recent history of Cambodia—a past scarred by a long occupation by Vietnamese forces and by the preceding three-year reign of terror by the brutal Khmer Rouge—no figure looms larger or more ominously than that of Pol Pot. As secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (C...
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written by David P. Chandler, 1933- (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1999, originally published 1999), 280 page(s)
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In the tragic recent history of Cambodia—a past scarred by a long occupation by Vietnamese forces and by the preceding three-year reign of terror by the brutal Khmer Rouge—no figure looms larger or more ominously than that of Pol Pot. As secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) since 1962 and as prime minister of Democratic Kampuchea (DK), he has been widely blamed for trying to destroy Cambodian society. B...
In the tragic recent history of Cambodia—a past scarred by a long occupation by Vietnamese forces and by the preceding three-year reign of terror by the brutal Khmer Rouge—no figure looms larger or more ominously than that of Pol Pot. As secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) since 1962 and as prime minister of Democratic Kampuchea (DK), he has been widely blamed for trying to destroy Cambodian society. By implementing policies whose effects were genocidal, he oversaw the deaths of more than one million of his nation’s people.The political career of Saloth Sar, better known by his nom de guerre Pol Pot, forms a critical but largely inaccessible portion of twentieth-century Cambodian history. What we know about his life is sketchy: a comfortable childhood, three years of study in France, and a short career as a schoolteacher preceded several years—spent mostly in hiding—as a guerrilla and the commander of the victorious army in Cambodia’s civil war. His career reached a climax when he and his associates, coming to power, attempted to transform their country along lines more radical than any attempted by a modern regime. Driven into hiding in 1979 by invading Vietnamese forces, Pol Pot maintained his leadership of a Khmer Rouge guerrilla army in exile, remaining a power and a threat.In this political biography, David P. Chandler throws light on the shadowy figure of Pol Pot. Basing his study on interviews and on a wide range of sources in English, Cambodian, and French, the author illuminates the ideas and behavior of this enigmatic man and his entourage against the background of post–World War II events, providing a key to understanding this horrific, pivotal period of Cambodian history. In this revised edition, Chandler provides new information on the state of Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge following the death of Pol Pot in 1997.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
David P. Chandler, 1933-
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Westview Press
Person Discussed
Pol Pot, 1925-1998
Topic / Theme
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979), Vietnamese, Cambodian, Genocide victims, Genocide, Violence, War, Military occupation, Massacre at Po Chrey, Cambodia, April 1975, Cambodian Civil War, 1970-1975, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, History, Politics & Policy, Law, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1999 by Perseus Book Group
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Cattle Chosen, The Story Of The First Group Settlement In Western Australia, 1829 to 1841
written by E. O. G. Shann (Nedlands, Western Australia: Oxford University Press and University of Western Australia Press, 1978, originally published 1926), 212 page(s)
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written by E. O. G. Shann (Nedlands, Western Australia: Oxford University Press and University of Western Australia Press, 1978, originally published 1926), 212 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
E. O. G. Shann
Date Published / Released
1926, 1978
Publisher
Oxford University Press, University of Western Australia Press
Topic / Theme
Frontier and pioneer life, Imperialism and Colonialism, Migration and Diaspora, Family and Culture, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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This book is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission.
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Copy of "Captain John Finnis 1802-1872" by Harold J. Finnis
written by Harold J. Finnis, in Borrow Collection, of Flinders University. Library. Special Collections (1958) (Pioneers Association of South Australia), 21 page(s)
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written by Harold J. Finnis, in Borrow Collection, of Flinders University. Library. Special Collections (1958) (Pioneers Association of South Australia), 21 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1958
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Harold J. Finnis
Publisher
Pioneers Association of South Australia
Person Discussed
Harold J. Finnis, Captain John Finnis, 1802-1872, Harold J. Finniss
Topic / Theme
Australian Aboriginal, Whaling, Ship captains (Navy), Biographies, Family and Culture, Australian Aborigines, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Original material sourced from the Borrow Collection, Flinders University Library. Copyright Flinders University Library.
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Daisy Bates: Civil Rights Crusader from Arkansas
written by Griffin Jasper Stockley, 1944- (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2005), 340 page(s)
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written by Griffin Jasper Stockley, 1944- (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2005), 340 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Griffin Jasper Stockley, 1944-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Person Discussed
Daisy Bates, 1914-1999, Daisy Lee Gaston Bates, 1914-1999
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, Social activism and activists
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 University Press of Mississippi
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in Dan O'Neill Papers, 1966-1983, of University of Queensland. Archives, in Dan O'Neill Papers, 1966-1983 , 2 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Biography
Series
Dan O'Neill Papers, 1966-1983
Person Discussed
Zelman Cowen, 1919-2011
Topic / Theme
Law and government
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Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon and the Journey of a Generation
written by Sheila Weller, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Washington Square Press, 2008), 584 page(s)
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written by Sheila Weller, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Washington Square Press, 2008), 584 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Sheila Weller, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Topic / Theme
Biographies, Women in workforce, Music criticism, Counter-culture
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by Kellwell Inc.
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