Author and translator Marcela Grad explores the life of the late Afghan leader, Ahmad Shah Massoud, through personal stories told to her by those who accompanied Massoud during his struggle to liberate Afghanistan from the Soviet invasion and the Taliban, and by others from around the world who knew and helped Massoud. Ahmad Shah Massoud was assassinated by Al Qaeda suicide bombers posing as journalists just two days before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It is widely believed that Massoud was killed to help pave the way for 9/11. Today, Massoud is considered the national hero of Afghanistan and the September 9th anniversary of his death is a national holiday there. Grad spent over four years interviewing a diverse group of Afghans who were commanders, members of the mujahideen, personal secretaries, envoys, women of the resistance, and members of Massoud’s family.

Massoud: An Intimate Portrait of the Legendary Afghan Leader

Biographies & Memoirs

Grad, Marcela

Historical

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p h i c a l m o v e m e n t William Torrey Harris and Henry Brokmeyer met at the St. Louis Mercantile Library in 1858. Together, they set in motion the St. Louis Philosophical Movement, which gave rise to the St. Louis Philosophical Society and its Journal of Speculative Philosophy, the first English-language philosophical journal in the world. The movement especially focused on German idealism and New England transcendentalism, with an emphasis on converting thought into action. In April 2008, the Philosophy Department at Webster University celebrated the sesquicentennial of the birth of this movement with a conference. The Saint Louis Philosophical Movement grew out of this conference. Edited by Webster University's Britt-Marie Schiller, this volume brings together five essays that explore the movement, its members, and its legacy.

The Saint Louis Philosophical Movement

History

Americas

On January 18, 2011, the final rolls of Kodachrome were processed atDwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kansas. Kodachrome is a farewell homageto and celebration of Kodachrome, which ushered in the modern era of color photography.Introductory essays explore the film's historical importance, its uniquescientific formulation, and its iconic status. What follows is an extensive gallery of photographs selected from the final batches processed that last day, the day that Kodachrome came to the end of its run.

Kodachrome, End of the Run: Photographs from the Final Batches

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

A curriculum guide designed to supplement the Emmy-Award-winning documentary Oh Freedom After While, The Missouri Sharecropper Protest of 1939, led by Rev. Owen H. Whitfield, Depression Era Civil Rights activist. Learn about Thad Snow, outspoken land owner, and Fannie Cook, St. Louis activist, supporters and friends of the Whitfield family. Analyze Arthur Witman's archival photos of the protest and Cropperville. Explore the Whitfield family oral histories of Cropperville experiences through creative drama and Sam Armstrong's St. Louis Post-Dispatch article through reader's theater. Investigate labor laws, impact of unionization, and resulting social changes through primary source documents. These classroom activities bring the film to life. 
You will find primary source items including photographs, newspaper articles, oral histories, and other personal recollections of events that shaped the roadside protests in Bootheel Missouri. Watching the three documentary segments before each of the three lessons will enhance student understanding and comprehension skills and make for a rich and vibrant learning experience. Explore photographs, get to know the people involved in this event, and learn about life in Cropperville through oral histories and stories from those who lived to tell about their experiences. We have included an additional Historical Literacy Lesson Using Poetry, Creative Drama and Reader's Theater, and Living History to enrich your language arts and performing arts curriculum. Here you will find activities that involve song, story, and performance.
In order to support historical literacy skills, lessons have been designed with History's Habits of Mind from the National Council for History Education (NCHE) as well as meeting national and state standards in History and Language Arts. Each lesson contains a summary, outcomes, materials, and strategies to use with students so that they get a well-rounded experience and become immersed in the materials.
This guide, designed for upper elementary through adult, will provide students with a better understanding of civil rights issues in our country during The Great Depression. It supports developing a more peace-filled and compassionate world through historical literacy and the expressive arts.

Oh Freedom After While: The Missouri Sharecropper Protest of 1939

Green, Theodore D R

Rubright, Lynn

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