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BL
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1046647
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b801017
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| Main Entry
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Wagner, Heather Lehr.
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| Title & Author
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Benjamin Hooks /\ Heather Lehr Wagner.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: Chelsea House Publishers,, 2004.
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| Series Statement
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African American leaders
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| Page. NO
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102 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0791076857
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: 9780791076859
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-94) and index.
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| Contents
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Power and passion -- The struggle in Tennessee -- Childhood in Memphis -- The law and communication -- The NAACP -- Reaching for new promises.
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| Abstract
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A biography of African American lawyer Benjamin Hooks, who continues to speak and teach about racial justice and equality since his 1992 retirement from the position of executive director of the NAACP.
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Hooks, Benjamin L., (Benjamin Lawson),1925-2010
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Hooks, Benjamin L., (Benjamin Lawson),1925-2010.
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Hooks, Benjamin L., (Benjamin Lawson),1925-2010
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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| Subject
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African American civil rights workers, Biography, Juvenile literature.
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African American clergy-- Tennessee-- Memphis, Biography, Juvenile literature.
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African American lawyers-- Tennessee-- Memphis, Biography, Juvenile literature.
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African Americans-- Civil rights-- History-- 20th century, Juvenile literature.
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Civil rights workers-- United States, Biography, Juvenile literature.
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African Americans, Biography.
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African Americans-- Civil rights-- History-- 20th century.
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Civil rights workers.
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Clergy.
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Lawyers.
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African American civil rights workers.
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African American clergy.
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African American lawyers.
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African Americans-- Civil rights.
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Civil rights workers.
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Race relations.
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Memphis (Tenn.), Race relations, Juvenile literature.
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United States, Race relations, Juvenile literature.
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Tennessee, Memphis.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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323/.092B
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| LC Classification
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E185.97.H774W34 2004
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| NLM classification
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MG 70968sdnb
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