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ISBN10: 1586482866, ISBN13: 9781586482862, [publisher: Little, Brown 2005-01-26, New York] Softcover Language: ENG [London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2005]
ISBN10: 1586482866, ISBN13: 9781586482862, [publisher: PublicAffairs] Softcover Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. [Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
ISBN10: 1586482866, ISBN13: 9781586482862, [publisher: PublicAffairs] Softcover Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. [Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
PublicAffairs. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. PublicAffairs ISBN 1586482866 9781586482862 [US]
ISBN10: 1586482866, ISBN13: 9781586482862, [publisher: PublicAffairs] Softcover Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. [Reno, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
ISBN10: 1586482866, ISBN13: 9781586482862, [publisher: PublicAffairs,U.S., New York] Softcover Paperback. Dorothy Height marched at civil rights rallies, sat through tense White House meetings, and witnessed every major victory in the struggle for racial equality. Yet as the sole woman among powerful, charismatic men, someone whose personal ambition was secondary to her passion for her cause, she has received little mainstream recognition- until now. In her memoir, Dr. Height, now ninety-one, reflects on a life of service and leadership. We witness her childhood encounters with racism and the thrill of New York college life during the Harlem Renaissance. We see her protest against lynchings. We sit with her onstage as Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech. We meet people she knew intimately throughout the decades: W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary McLeod Bethune, Adam Clayton Powell Sr., Langston Hughes, and many others. And we watch as she leads the National Council of Negro Women for forty-one years, her diplomatic counsel sought by U.S. Presidents from Eisenhower to Clinton. After the fierce battles of the 1960s, Dr. Height concentrates on troubled black communities, on issues like rural poverty, teen pregnancy and black family values. In 1994, her efforts are officially recognized. Along with Rosa Parks, she receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honour. A heroine of the ...
New York, NY PublicAffairs 2005 Revised ed. Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 344 p. Contains: Unspecified.
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