{"product_id":"righteous-troublemakers-al-sharpton-9781335639912","title":"Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBestselling author Reverend Al Sharpton brings to light the stories of the unsung heroes of the Civil Rights movement, drawing on his unique perspective in the history of the fight for social justice in America\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is the time. We won't stop until we change the whole system of justice.\"--Rev. Al Sharpton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the world may know the major names of the Civil Rights movement, there are countless lesser-known heroes fighting the good fight to advance equal justice for all, heeding the call when no one else was listening, often risking their lives and livelihoods in the process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRighteous Troublemakers \u003c\/em\u003eshines a light on everyday people called to do extraordinary things--like Pauli Murray, whose early work informed Thurgood Marshall's legal argument for \u003cem\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/em\u003e, Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus months before Rosa Parks did the same, and Gwen Carr, whose private pain in losing her son Eric Garner stoked her public activism against police brutality. Sharpton also illuminates the lives of more widely known individuals, revealing overlooked details, historical connections, and a perspective informed by years of working on the front line of the social justice movement, to provide a behind-the-scenes look at the wheels of justice and the individuals who have helped advance its cause.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso, don't miss Reverend Sharpton's previous book, \u003cem\u003eRise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads\u003c\/em\u003e. Michael Eric Dyson calls it \"a gift from Al Sharpton to us.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Al Sharpton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1335639918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781335639912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanover Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021","brand":"Al Sharpton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054179971327,"sku":"9781335639912","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c3ebb44a-3c0e-4215-ad35-a0ab8f4e1417.jpg?v=1685028392","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/righteous-troublemakers-al-sharpton-9781335639912","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}