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Examines the 1851 "Ain't I a Woman" speech by abolitionist and women's rights advocate, Sojourner Truth, and profiles her life and her work within the abolitionist movement, the war and emancipation, and the legacy she left behind.

A biography of the famous lawyer and Senator who fought to keep the U.S. united in the decades preceding the Civil War.

Examines literary and political background of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s renowned "I have a dream" speech, and also discusses historical and political uses of the speech since its original delivery on August 28, 1963.

Picture book biography of young Abraham Lincoln, a boy who struggled against the odds to become a beloved American president.

Presents the complete text of Franklin Roosevelt's first inaugural address in 1933 analyzing its content and effect on those who heard it and examines the campaign and Roosevelt's relationship with his staff and his wife.

Christine King Farris describes how her brother, Martin Luther King, Jr., prepared for his legendary "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C.