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Advocacy and Citizenship: Speaking Out For Others
 
Advocacy and Citizenship: Speaking Out For Others

Advocacy and Citizenship:
Speaking Out For Others

Student Reference Material

BOOKS AND WEB SITES: Module I — Integrity and Character


Bellah, Robert N. Habits of the Heart, University of California Press, 1985
Carter, Stephen L. Integrity, BasicBooks, 1996
Feldman, Robert S. Who You Are: Personality and it’s Development. Franklin Watts, 1992.
Newton, David E. Linus Pauling: Scientist and Advocate, Facts on File, 1994.
Dr. Linus Pauling: Nobel Laureates 1962



BOOKS AND WEB SITES: Module II — Honesty and Values


Bayer, Linda, Elie Wiesel: Spokesman for Rembmerance, Rosen Publishing Group, 2000
Bok, Sissela, Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life, Vintage Books, 1989.
Schuman, Michael, Elie Wiesel: Voice from the Holocaust, Enslow Publishers, 1994
Elie Wiesel:Nobel Laureates 1986



BOOKS AND WEB SITES: Module III — Lawyers and Advocacy


Buchorn, Robert, Nader, The People’s Lawyer, Prentice Hall, 1972.
Kraft, Betsy Harvey, Sensational Trials of the Twentieth Century, Scholastic Press, 1998.
Zitrin, Richard, The Moral Compass of the American Lawyer, Ballantine books, 1999. Famous Trials
Careers in Law: Futurescan.com
Ralph Nader: Nader.org
Brinkley, Douglas, The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Journey Viking, 1998.
Fuller, Millard & Linda, The Excitement is BuildingHabitat for Humanity, Word Publishing 1990.
Lucas, Eileen, Contemporary Human Rights Activists, Facts on File, 1997.
Jimmy Carter: The Carter Center
Jimmy Carter: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
Jimmy Carter: The White House
Habitat for Humanity



BOOKS AND WEB SITES: Module IV — Students and Advocacy


Brinkley, Douglas, The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Journey Viking, 1998.
Fuller, Millard & Linda, The Excitement is BuildingHabitat for Humanity, Word Publishing 1990.
Lucas, Eileen, Contemporary Human Rights Activists, Facts on File, 1997.
Jimmy Carter: The Carter Center
Jimmy Carter: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
Jimmy Carter: The White House
Habitat for Humanity



BOOKS AND WEB SITES: Module V — Discrimination


Dunn, John M. The Civil Rights Movement, Lucent Books, 1998.
King, Martin Luther, A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Warner Books 2000.
Kranz, Rachael, Straight Talk About Prejudice, Facts on File, 1992.
Parks, Rosa, Rosa Parks: My Story, Dial Books, 1992.
Rosa Parks: Grand Times
Montgomery Bus Boycott: University of Colorado Social Sciences
Civil Rights Tour



BOOKS AND WEB SITES: Module VI — Books Can Change Lives


Foss, Michael, Gods and Heroes: The Story of Greek Mythology, NTC Publishing Group, 1994
Classic Literature:Classics Page
American Library Association