Raising Up a Prophet: The African-American Encounter with GandhiDiscusses the influence of Mahatma Gandhi on the civil rights movement in the United States. |
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RAISING UP A PROPHET: The African-American Encounter with Gandhi
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Contents
The Awakening of a Global Alliance | 10 |
Watch the Indian People | 24 |
Journey West Journey East | 72 |
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| Title | Raising Up a Prophet: The African-American Encounter with Gandhi Beacon Press books |
| Author | Sudarshan Kapur |
| Publisher | Beacon Press, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 17, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0807009148, 9780807009147 |
| Length | 222 pages |
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