THE MARCH FOR CIVIL RIGHTS: The Benjamin Hooks Story
Published by American Bar Association, (Chicago, 2004
- First Edition
- Signed
- Used
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.Quill & Brush, member ABAA
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First edition. Written with Guess; foreword by Dennis Archer, the 2003/2004 American Bar Association president. INSCRIBED BY HOOKS on the front free endpaper simply, "Thanks / BWHooks" (not inscribed to anyone). "As leader of the NAACP for 15 years, Benjamin Hooks oversaw the organization's position on affirmative action and federal aid to the poorer neighborhoods of American cities. He particpated in dialogues with the governments of South Africa and in hundreds of domestic issues affecting minorities in the United States" (from the jacket flap). Fine in fine dust jacket with just a touch of minor wear.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- THE MARCH FOR CIVIL RIGHTS: The Benjamin Hooks Story
- Author
- Hooks, Benjamin L.; Jerry Guess
- Publisher
- American Bar Association, (Chicago
- Publication year
- 2004
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Signed
- Signed
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- BLACK AUTHOR, INSCRIBED, SIGNED
Quill & Brush, member ABAA
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