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An LA Times Best Book of the Year, Christopher Award Winner, and Chautauqua Prize Finalist! “Engrossing... examines the major events of the mid 19th century through the lives of three key figures in the abolitionist and women’s rights movements.” —Smithsonian From the executive editor of...

Hassan Nemazee was born in 1950 in Washington D.C. He attended Harvard College, graduating with honors in 1972. He moved to Iran, forging joint ventures with many prestigious American and British companies. In 1978, during the Islamist Revolution, he was forced to leave the country. The new regime confiscated the Nemazee family’s assets, homes, businesses, and charities. Returning to the United States, he rebuilt his life. His new businesses flourished, and he welcomed three children.

El 4 de junio de 1972, el tribunal de San José, California, tras trece horas de deliberación, trece semanas de proceso y un jurado compuesto íntegramente por blancos, declara inocente a ANGELA YVONNE DAVIS (1944), acusada dos años antes de participación en homicidio, secuestro y conspiración. Terminaba así el proceso judicial de la activista y filósofa afroamericana, discípula de Herbert Marcuse y una de las figuras más destacadas e influyentes del llamado Black Power.

Introducing Yes We Did! The Revolutionaries. A look into the lives of some of the most famous African American activists. What were they like before they made history? What made them become revolutionaries? What experiences prompted them to risk their lives for what they believed? The answers may surprise you.