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Title Al Sharpton : civil rights leader / Wayne D'Orio.
Author D'Orio, Wayne.
Publication Info. New York : Chelsea House, c2011.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J B SHARPTON    Check Shelves
Description 105 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Series Black Americans of achievement
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Loved and hated, but always out front -- The boy preacher grows up -- Hitting the national stage -- Tawana Brawley -- Bensonhurst and a murder attempt -- Political aspirations -- Working with, and against, the media -- Humanitarian aid -- Sean Bell and Michael Jackson -- Leveling off -- Chronology -- Further reading -- Index -- About the author.
Subject Sharpton, Al.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American political activists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American clergy -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American politicians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
ocls african american juv books
ISBN 9781604138344 (hardcover) : $35.00
1604138343 (hardcover)