Proverbial rhetoric for civil and human rights by four African American heroes
Subtitle: Frederick Douglas, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lewis, Barack Obama
By: Wolfgang Mieder
Series: Supplement series of Proverbium -- volume 43; Supplement series of Proverbium -- v. 43.
Publisher: "Proverbium" in cooperation with the Department of German and Russian, the University of Vermont
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Burlington, Vermont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780984645688
Subjects: African American proverbs; History and criticism; Rhetoric; History; African Americans; Civil rights; Civil rights movements; Language; Language and languages; Political aspects; Social aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Text in English.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" : Frederick Douglass's proverbial struggle for civil rights; title: "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" : Martin Luther King's proverbial fight for equality; title: "Keep your eyes on the prize" : John Lewis's proverbial odyssey for civil rights; title: "I'm absolutely sure about - the Golden Rule" : Barack Obama's proverbial audacity of hope.