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Sharpton, Al, author.

Rise up : confronting a country at the crossroads / Reverend Al Sharpton ; [foreword by Michael Eric Dyson].

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2020]

283 pages ; 24 cm

Reverend Sharpton revisits the highlights of the Obama administration, the 2016 election and Trump's subsequent hold on the GOP, and draws on his decades-long experience with other key players in politics and activism to shed light on everything from race relations and gender bias to climate change and the global pandemic. -- Adapted from inside front jacket flap.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-283).

African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 21st century.

Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 21st century.

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / African American & Black.

United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021.

United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.

Informational works.

Biographies.

Dyson, Michael Eric, writer of foreword.

Alright / by Michael Eric Dyson -- Wickedness in high places -- America : truths, lies, and the experiment -- An immoral man in a changing world : Donald Trump, latte liberals, and purity politics -- Standing firm : faith, community, and civil rights -- Catalysts for change : women's rights, #MeToo, and toxic masculinity -- Unarmed truth and unconditional love : LGBTQ rights, homophobia, and the Black church -- Every man is your brother : immigration control and our shared humanity -- Hard truths : climate change, environmental racism, and our global responsibility -- How to be an activist : organizing, using the media, and stirring up controversy -- Give me something to work with.

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