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  • A Quaker Behind the Dream: Charlie Walker and the Civil Rights Movement

    by Brenda Walker Beadenkopf ...
    Many Americans think of the Religious Society of Friends—also known as Quakers—as passive individuals who avoid modern conflicts. As Brenda Walker Beadenkopf reveals in this narrative biography of her Quaker father, Charles Walker, Friends actually confronted social injustices with passion and fortitude.For Charlie Walker, the biggest injustice of the 1950s and 1960s was discriminatory treatment ... Read more

    $9.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • MEHSIA'S MEDALLION: Gangsta Medieval

    by BRENDA WALKER ...
    When the kingdoms of Mehsia and Isshi go to war over the control of the eastern lands, devastating losses lead Queen Jacuma to seek help from Ouray, the sorcerer. Desperate, they strike a deal with King Ramnah of Isshi for the Kingdom's most powerful heirloom. But, secrets and deception force Prince Kishan to go straight "gangsta Medieval" to protect his kingdom, his lover, and his medallion. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Quaker Behind the Dream

    by Brenda Walker Beadenkopf ...
    This intimate, fascinating biography of Quaker visionary Charles Walker illuminates his struggles for racial justice and his role in promoting the teachings of nonviolence within the American Civil Rights Movement. Volume 2 focuses on his contribution to the movement of the 1960s and his relationships with Dr. King and other civil rights leaders. ... Read more

    $9.50 USD

  • From Hopeless and Helpless to Healing

    by Brenda Walker Kirkland ...
    Our story involves autism and the devastation that its diagnoses brings with it. I dont think we can ever be prepared to hear a doctor tell us that our precious child has something wrong, but when we are told that the medical community does not know what causes the disease and there is absolutely no cure, we find ourselves left with nothing to hold onto. I have never, in my entire life, felt so ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Reading by Moonlight

    How Books Saved a Life

    by Brenda Walker ...
    When Miles Franklin-shortlisted novelist Brenda walker became sick she turned to two healers: doctors and books.This is the story of how she recovered.Packing her bag for hospital after being diagnosed with breast cancer, Brenda wondered which book to put in. As a novelist and professor of literature, her life was built around reading and writing. Books had always been her solace and sustenance, ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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    Santa Claus, Kriss Kringle or St. NIcholas (Unabridged)

    by Anonymous Anonymous ...
    Narrated by Jeffrey Lundblad, Brenda Walker, Mark Harrelson ...

    Unabridged

    36 min

    In the realm of Christmas lore, a trio of enigmatic figures emerges: Santa Claus, Kriss Kringle, and St. Nicholas. This captivating book delves into the origins and evolution of these beloved icons, exploring their historical roots, cultural significance, and the enduring magic they bring to the holiday season. From the jolly red-suited Santa to the benevolent bishop of Myra, discover the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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  • Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

    by Bonnie Bader, Who HQ ...
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    The story of one of the most influential civil rights activist of our time.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was threatened, King was also an ... Read more

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  • The Race Beat

    The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

    by Gene Roberts, Hank Klibanoff ...
    PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • An unprecedented examination of how news stories, editorials and photographs in the American press—and the journalists responsible for them—profoundly changed the nation’s thinking about civil rights in the South during the 1950s and ‘60s.Roberts and Klibanoff draw on private correspondence, notes from secret meetings, unpublished articles, and interviews to show how a ... Read more

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  • Bearing the Cross

    Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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