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The History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir: Cultural and Political, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day (1954) [1] Daughters of the Vitasta: A History of Kashmiri Women from Early Times to the Present Day (1959) [9] Democracy Through Intimidation and Terror: The Untold Story of Kashmir Politics (1978) [10]
The Mukti Bahini (Bengali: মুক্তি বাহিনী, romanized: Mukti Bahinee), also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was a big tent armed guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military personnel, paramilitary personnel and civilians during the Bangladesh Liberation War that transformed East Pakistan into Bangladesh in 1971. [3]
Chicago Freedom Movement, during the broader Civil Rights Movement Libertarianism , a political philosophy that seeks to maximize autonomy and political freedom Health freedom movement , opposing regulation of health practices
Moje Riba (1890–1982) was an Indian freedom fighter who contributed to the Indian independence movement.He was the first INC President of Arunachal Pradesh. [1] [2] On 15 August 1974, he was awarded the Tamra Patra by the then Governor of Arunachal Pradesh K. A. A. Raja at Shillong, for his sacrifice and contribution in the freedom movement.
Freedom libraries [1] were community libraries set up by activist organizations and private individuals to serve African Americans during the civil rights movement. Many of these libraries were established in the summer of 1964, during a broader project of voter registration and other civil rights activism. [ 2 ]
The Journey of Reconciliation, also [1] called "First Freedom Ride", was a form of nonviolent direct action to challenge state segregation laws on interstate buses in the Southern United States. [2] Bayard Rustin and 18 other men and women were the early organizers of the two-week journey that began on April 9, 1947.
Additionally, the work notes that 24% of respondents of a Gallup Poll conducted in 1961 were in favor of the Freedom Rides, while 66% of the respondents of the same poll believed that racial segregation in bus transportation should be abolished; by the time the book was published, reception was highly positive to the Freedom Rides.
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans explores the issues of racial inequality, economic inequity and cultural, political and social unrest that have evolved from the neighborhood of Tremé. It addresses the civil rights movement, the relevance of Tremé to African American history and its significance in the origins of jazz.