ISBN10: 0688130976, ISBN13: 9780688130978, [publisher: William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York] Hardcover First Edition CD3 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (last name only) and inscribed to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and crease on the edges and corners, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 9.5"x6.5", 332 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar knows the importance of heroes. As a child and young man, he admired Martin Luther King, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, and others whose lives influenced their fellow African Americans, as well as the country as a whole. But today, according to Abdul-Jabbar, there is a scarcity of heroes for the African-American community. Black youth do not feel connected to this country or its institutions. Their ancestors were instrumental in building the nation and changing the course of American history in many significant ways - yet these black heroes remain obscure to those who need them most. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar believes that this is partly because standard historical texts have ignored, diminished, or deliberately covered up black achievement in America. In Black Profiles in Courage, he focuses on extraordinarily ...
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William Morrow, Date: 1996-10-01. Hardcover. Used:Good. 1996. William Morrow ISBN 0688130976 9780688130978 [US]

William Morrow, Date: 1996-10-01. Hardcover. Good. 1996. William Morrow ISBN 0688130976 9780688130978 [US]

ISBN10: 0688130976, ISBN13: 9780688130978, [publisher: William Morrow & Company, New York] Hardcover First Edition Signed by author on Half title page in black pen, signature only. Single page double sided Martin Luther King Jr. highlights "Visions Of The Promised Land Lest We Forget!!" laid in. First edition stated with complete number line. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 Book; binding tight, minor bumping to top front corner else boards straight and clean; minor soiling and bumping to top edge else text free of marks, appears barely read. Dust jacket ($22.00) has minor bumping to mostly spine ends. Color bright and sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Several photographs and illustrations. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.
[Los Alamitos, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]