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Martin Luther King (1929-1968) was the dominant force in the civil rights movement in the decade before his death. With his genius for rhetoric and his passionate advocacy of nonviolent protest, King, like Gandhi, is a modern icon of the possibilities of political activism. He was at the center of many of the key events in the struggle for equal rights for non-whites in America. He organized the boycott of the (segregated) buses of Montgomery, Alabama; was arrested for his role in mass protest in Birmingham; and was a keynote speaker, delivering his famous ?I Have a Dream? speech, at the historic March on Washington. He was Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1963, and a few months later became the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. From the mid-1960s until his assassination in 1968, King widened his political concerns to protest against the Vietnam War and the evils of poverty. His birthday is now a national holiday in the United States.

"This is an excellent book, well-written, thoughtful, and scholarly, in a field which has very few overviews accessible to non-specialists. It is definitely a contribution to the literature and will fill a large gap in existing materials, especially in its emphasis on farmworker issues in the Southeast United States."--Cynthia A. Wood, Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Appalachian State UniversityFinding fresh fruits and vegetables is as easy as going to the grocery store for most Americans--which makes it all too easy to forget that our food is cultivated, harvested, and packaged by farmworkers who labor for less pay, fewer benefits, and under more dangerous conditions than workers in almost any other sector of the U.S. economy. Seeking to end the public's ignorance and improve workers' living and working conditions, this book addresses the major factors that affect farmworkers' lives while offering practical strategies for action on farmworker issues. The contributors to this book are all farmworker advocates--student and community activists and farmworkers themselves. Focusing on workers in the Southeast United States, a previously understudied region, they cover a range of issues, from labor organizing, to the rise of agribusiness, to current health, educational, and legal challenges faced by farmworkers. The authors blend coverage of each issue with practical suggestions for working with farmworkers and other advocates to achieve justice in our food system both regionally and nationally. Charles D. Thompson, Jr., is Director of Curriculum and Education at the Center for Documentary Studies, as well as an adjunct assistant professor in the Departments of CulturalAnthropology and Religion, at Duke University. Melinda F. Wiggins is Executive Director of Student Action with Farmworkers in Durham, North Carolina.

National Vaccine Information Center - The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is a Vienna, Virginia based non-profit educational and political advocacy organization founded in 1982 by parents of children who were injured or died following vaccine reactions. NVIC serves as a consumer watchdog on vaccine development and policymaking.

National Center for Transgender Equality - The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) is a social justice organization dedicated to advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment. It was founded in 2003 in order to provide a consistent voice in Washington, D.

National Military Command Center - Located in the Pentagon, the National Military Command Center houses the logistical and communications center for the National Command Authority of the USA. This center is not directly necessary to initiate nuclear attack, but it serves as essentially a communications/operations center nearby Washington, D.

California National Primate Research Center - The California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) is a federally funded biomedical research facility dedicated to improving human and animal health, and is located on the University of California, Davis campus, in Davis, California. The CNPRC is part of a network of eight national primate research centers sponsored by the National Center for Research Resources, a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Center for Occupational Health and Safety - Center for Occupational Health and Safety Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality The Institute of Medicine study "Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001) recommended that an interdisciplinary summit be held to further reform of health professions education in order to enhance quality center for occupational health and safety and patient safety. "Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality is the follow up to that summit held in June 2002, where 150 participants across disciplines center for occupational health and safety and occupations ...

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