Knocking Down Barriers by Truman K Gibson
A firsthand account of twentieth-century US race relations in the worlds of law, the military, sports, and entertainment, Truman Gibson's memoir is also a recollection of encounters with the likes of Thurgood Marshall, W. E. B. DuBois, Eleanor Roosevelt, George Patton, Jackie Robinson, and Joe Louis, among others.
Truman K. Gibson Jr. has been a civilian aide to the Secretary of War, a member of two president advisory committees, and the president of the International Boxing Club. He is an attorney in Hyde Park, Illinois. Steve Huntley is editor of the editorial page of the Chicago Sun-Times and a former senior editor at U.S. News & World Report.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780810122925 |
| ISBN 10 | 0810122928 |
| Title | Knocking Down Barriers |
| Author | Truman K Gibson |
| Series | Chicago Lives Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Northwestern University Press |
| Year published | 2005-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 300 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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