| 1. |  | King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
from Houghton Mifflin
Customer Review:
There are few stories that shock you with horror and this is one of the stories that make you wonder about greed and inhumanity of men. The grounds one of Africa's largest region was granted continue to this day(we all remember democracy for Iraq)was to end the Islamization of the Congo but the... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley (MAXNotes Literature Guides)
from Research & Education Association
Price: $3.95
Customer Review:
Malcolm was a pretty messed up individual, if I must say so myself. He destroyed many lives, he treated black women as worthless, he peddled in drugs and crime, he placed a mere human being above everything. But he changed. And what's so amazing about this autobiography is the range of emotions it... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. | ![]() | Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
from Little Brown Company
Customer Review:
I have a lot of respect for Mandela for his perseverance and he is my Hero. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Development as Freedom
from Knopf
Customer Review:
I was disappointed with this book. It's really not the least bit insightful or helpful--opening your eyes driving through any slum would yield the observations available here.
Look for something else if you're considering this book, or borrow it from a library instead of purchasing. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.
from Abacus
Customer Review:
I was overwhelmed by King's christian ethic and his brilliance. This was an outstanding page turner from cover to cover. King showed us what true christianity and commitment are. I recommend it to all. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | The Souls of Black Folk (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
from Bedford/St. Martin's
Price: $14.38
Customer Review:
I purchased Souls for an assignment; it arrived quickly and is quite the page turner. At $2.50, this book will be far more valuable to my son (in 10 years or so). I would have preferred hard cover to ensure greater preservation. Its uncanny the similarities with Du Bois and your new president. This... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | On Liberty
from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Price: $12.95
Customer Review:
In the Introduction to "On Liberty," Currin Shields, an English egghead, bemoans the fact that Mill's most "famous" essay is "more talked about than read."
I'm surprised it is even talked about, and I am very much NOT surprised that hardly anyone reads it. Mill takes about a hundred and twenty... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | No Future Without Forgiveness
from Doubleday
Customer Review:
This spiritual/religious based book is presented differently than Gandhi, Tolstoy, and other philosophers that I have read. This book is more rooted in the events of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, a board that Desmond Tutu headed after apartheid ended. The goal of this board was to grant... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Black Like Me
from Signet
Customer Review:
Honestly before reading this I use to get mad that there was so much racism around and that I thought that as a mixed woman I had it bad because I had two different colors in me. After reading this you will change your view.
Its starts off that John Griffin decides that he wants to know what... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.
from HarperOne
Price: $16.29
Customer Review:
I was totally humbled by this book. If it could be made manitory reading for all.....they should pass a law. You will not be the same after reading this book. | 5.0 / 5.0
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