American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King advanced civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi
American author of fiction and non-fiction, most of which was set in the Southwestern United States
American literary and social critic and a prominent figure of the Democratic Socialists of America.
American science fiction author best known for the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels
American writer and war correspondent, known as the author of Dispatches , a memoir of his time as a correspondent for Esquire magazine during the Vietnam War
American travel writer and historian of English, Irish, and Osage ancestry
American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer
American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays
American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays
Henry Glassie, (born 24 March 1941) College Professor Emeritus at Indiana University Bloomington, has done fieldwork on five continents and written books on the full range of folkloristic interest, from drama, song, and story to craft, art, and architecture. Three of his books — Passing the Time in Ballymenone, The Spirit of Folk Art, and …
