Run Time: 4 hours
UPC: 033937044007
ISBN: 9781594649124
This
uplifting series celebrates the lives and achievements of eight towering
figures whose vision, courage, and talent changed the course of history. Here,
in their own words and insightful interviews with noted historians, journalists,
and cultural figures, are their powerful stories. Compelling archival footage
is moving testament to how these 20th Century icons shaped their times, and how
they continue to inspire new generations.
They brought hope and comfort to millions.
Martin Luther King, Jr. - A man of
peace in a time of war, Dr. King worked tirelessly towards achieving human
equality and human rights, both in the streets and from a church pulpit.
Nelson Mandela - His spirit unbroken
after his 27-year imprisonment, Mandela was the face of the anti-apartheid
struggle, and was elected South Africa’s first Black president in 1994.
C.S. Lewis - “The Chronicles of
Narnia” and his other imaginative works continue to inspire and bring magic
into the lives of both children and adults alike.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - The force
of truth in his great book “The Gulag Archipelago” proved more powerful than
the military might of the brutal Soviet empire he risked his freedom to expose.
Mother Teresa - The “Saint of the
Gutters” is synonymous with compassion for the suffering.
Elie Wiesel - He survived the
horrors of the Holocaust to become a witness on behalf of those who could no
longer speak.
Billy Graham - He was the most
celebrated religious figure of the 20th century and a comforting voice to the
nation and the world in its most difficult hours.
Father Damien - The “Leper Priest”
ministered to lepers in Hawaii and died at the age of 49 with the people he
loved. |
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