The March for Civil Rights by Jerry Guess

  •
1 1

The March for Civil Rights by Jerry Guess

Checking stock...
Checking stock...
Proud to be B-Corp

Our business meets the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. In short, we care about people and the planet.

The feel-good place to buy books
  • Free delivery in the UK
  • Supporting authors with AuthorSHARE
  • 100% recyclable packaging
  • B Corp - kinder to people and planet
  • Buy-back with World of Books - Sell Your Books

The March for Civil Rights by Jerry Guess

Lawyer, judge, pastor, civil rights activist, trailblazer, and great humanitarian, Dr. Benjamin Hooks recounts the extraordinary experiences of his life of service in The March for Civil Rights. This is the fascinating story of a man prevented from attending law school in his home state and later often degraded in court, who nevertheless persevered. He worked side-by-side with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to organize and fight against racial discrimination. The myriad roles he has played throughout his life include becoming a lawyer, an honorable judge, a prominent businessman, an ordained minister, the first African American appointed to the Federal Communications Commission, the long-time Executive Director of the NAACP, the President of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, and the Founder and Chairman of the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis. A staunch advocate for self-help, Benjamin Hooks preaches responsibility and accountability, and calls for a moratorium on excuses. He urges the black community to strengthen the family unit and impels those who have succeeded to reach out and help their brothers and sisters.

You might also like

With the knowledge of a lawyer and judge, the voice of a preacher, the position at the FCC and the power of the NAACP, he opened doors and remedied injustice in a way that extended opportunities for generations to come.. America indeed is a better place for African Americans than before Benjamin Hooks. -Excerpt from the Foreword, by Dennis Archer
SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9781590312490
ISBN 10 159031249X
Titel The March for Civil Rights
Autor Jerry Guess
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag American Bar Association
Erscheinungsjahr 2003-08-27
Seitenanzahl 384
Hinweis auf dem Einband Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.