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"One of America's greatest investigative reporters brings to life the gripping, no-holds-barred clash of two American titans: Robert Kennedy and his nemesis Jimmy Hoffa. From 1957 to 1964, Robert Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa channeled nearly all of their considerable powers into destroying each other. Kennedy's battle with Hoffa burst into the public consciousness with the 1957 Senate Rackets Committee hearings and intensified when his brother named him...
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Rayo
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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Something special happened when Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez met. Together, they fought for the rights of countless farmworkers. Side by side, inspiring hope, they changed history.
Algo especial sucedió cuando Dolores Huerta y César Chávez se conocieron. Ellos lucharon juntos por los derechos de los campesinos. Lado a lado cultivaron esperanza, cambiando el curso de la historia.
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New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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Important insights into the life and mind of one of the most significant civil rights leaders of the twentieth century
A. Philip Randolph, founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, was one of the most effective black trade unionists in America. Once known as "the most dangerous black man in America," he was a radical journalist, a labor leader, and a pioneer of civil rights strategies. His protegé Bayard Rustin noted that, "With the exception...
8) Hoffa
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MIT Press
Pub. Date
1991.
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English
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Arthur Sloane first met Jimmy Hoffa in 1962, and he has been fascinated by this powerful and contradictory figure ever since. Now, Sloane has written the only comprehensive biography of the late Teamster leader, having had full access to Hoffa's family, friends, and professional associates. "Hoffa" is a rich and colorful portrait of one of the most influential figures in American labor. It covers in considerable detail all the facets of Hoffa's remarkable...
10) Hoffa
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Wownow Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This comprehensive documentary chronicles the life and disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, the mob-connected leader of the Teamsters union.
13) César Chávez
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Weekly Reader Early Learning
Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
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Temple University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"When pro football players formed a union to stand up against the NFL for their own interests, they chose lawyer Ed Garvey as their Executive Director. The NFL Players Association (NFLPA), would take on the NFL over player contracts, collective bargaining agreements, and antitrust suits. It lobbied for players' free agency, contract rights, and impartial arbitration of disciplinary disputes. Garvey navigated strikes, lockouts, scabs, stooges, lies,...
18) César Chávez
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Weekly Reader Early Learning Library
Pub. Date
2006.
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Español
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