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An intimate portrait of Congresswoman Barbara Lee, a pioneer on behalf of racial and economic justice and the lone voice in opposition to the authorization of military force after the September 11th attacks.

Hailed as an honest, candid political memoir in a genre more often characterized by slick, self-serving campaign biographies, this book captures Barbara Lee's extraordinary life and political career from her early upbringing in El Paso, Texas, through her years in Oakland, California, with the Black Panther Party, to her service in the U.S.

Michelle Obama describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private in a deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations.

A diverse collection of essays about a civil rights leader who played a major role in the desegregation of South Carolina The Spirit of an Activist chronicles the life and distinguished career of Isaiah DeQuincey Newman (1911-1985), a Protestant pastor, civil rights leader, and South Carolina statesman. Known as a tenacious advocate for racial equality, Newman was also renowned for his diplomatic skills when working with opponents and his advocacy of nonviolent protest over confrontation. His leadership and dedication to peaceful change played an important role in the dismantling of segregation in South Carolina. The thirteen narratives in this volume by such diverse contributors as Richard W. Riley, William Saunders, Esther Nell Witherspoon, and Donald L. Fowler attest to Newman's impact on South Carolina. Editor Sadye L. M. Logan orchestrates these contributor's essays into an informative, moving, and sometimes passionate collage of Newman's challenges, triumphs, and small and significant everyday acts of courage. Through this collection Logan takes the reader on an extraordinary journey from Newman's childhood in Darlington County, South Carolina, to his death at the age of seventy-four. Along that journey Newman led the state's African Americans to join the Democratic Party and was a delegate to several Democratic Presidential Conventions. In 1983 he became the first African American South Carolinian elected to the State Senate in nearly a century. The Spirit of an Activist is essentially biographical, but it uses a diverse chorus of voices to capture Newman's rich and varied contributions in transforming South Carolina's rigid and unjust social systems. His quiet dignity and appeals to reason won him the confidence, and ultimately the support, of key white political and economic leaders. In effect Newman served both as chief strategist for the protest movement and as chief negotiator at the conference table, becoming the \"unofficial liaison\" between South Carolina's African American citizens and the state's white power structure. In the years that followed formal desegregation, Newman remained active in politics and became a trusted confidant of state leaders, many of whom are featured in this volume. The Spirit of an Activist includes a foreword by attorney and civil rights activist Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., and a prologue by South Carolina congressman James E. Clyburn, both personal friends of Newman who worked with him during the civil rights struggle. Contributors Gloria Blackwell (Rackley) Tanya S. Brice Millicent E. Brown Wallace Brown, Sr. James E. Clyburn G. Robert Cook Carrie Crawford Washington Donald L. Fowler Karen Ross Grant Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Sadye L. M. Logan Robert E. McNair Josephine A. McRant Jerome Noble Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Harrison Reardon Richard W. Riley Wim Roefs Alex Sanders William \"Bill\" Saunders Hiram Spain, Jr. James S. Thomas Isaac \"Ike\" W. Williams Esther Nell Knuckles Glymph Witherspoon

Highlights the life and accomplishments of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.

“Finally! The majority of students—by which I mean women—will have the opportunity to read biographies of women from our nation’s past. (Men can read them too, of course!) The Lives of American Women series features an eclectic collection of books, readily accessible to students who will be able to see the contributions of women in many fields over the course of our history. Long overdue, these books will be a valuable resource for teachers, students, and the public at large.” —COKIE ROBERTS, author of Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty “Just what any professor wants: books that will intrigue, inform, and fascinate students! These short, readable biographies of American women—specifically designed for classroom use—give instructors an appealing new option to assign to their history students.” —MARY BETH NORTON, Mary Donlon Alger Professor of American History, Cornell University “For educators keen to include women in the American story, but hampered by the lack of thoughtful, concise scholarship, here comes Lives of American Women, embracing Abigail Adams’s counsel to John—‘remember the ladies.’ And high time, too!” —LESLEY S. HERRMANN, Executive Director, The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History “Students both in the general survey course and in specialized offerings like my course on U.S. women’s history can get a great understanding of an era from a short biography. Learning a lot about a single but complex character really helps to deepen appreciation of what women’s lives were like in the past.” —PATRICIA CLINE COHEN, University of California, santa Barbara “Biographies are, indeed, back. Not only will students read them, biographies provide an easy way to demonstrate particularly important historical themes or ideas. … Undergraduate readers will be challenged to think more deeply about what it means to be a woman, citizen, and political actor. … I am eager to use this in my undergraduate survey and specialty course.” —JENNIFER THIGPEN, Washington state University, Pullman “These books are, above all, fascinating stories that will engage and inspire readers. They offer a glimpse into the lives of key women in history who either defied tradition or who successfully maneuvered in a man’s world to make an impact. The stories of these vital contributors to American history deliver just the right formula for instructors looking to provide a more complicated and nuanced view of history.” —ROSANNE LICHATIN, 2005 Gilder Lehrman Preserve American History Teacher of the Year “The Lives of American Women authors raise all of the big issues I want my classes to confront—and deftly fold their arguments into riveting narratives that maintain students’ excitement.” —WOODY HOLTON, author of Abigail Adams

Learn about the life of Hiram Revels, the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate.