The march for civil rights : the Benjamin Hooks story /
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Chicago, Ill. :
ABA,
c2003
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Table of Contents:
- Deep are the roots, "The angel of Beale Street"
- Growing up in Memphis
- The school years
- The call to duty, military experience
- Law school, civil rights activities and family
- The judgeship, breaking barriers in Memphis
- The King I knew
- Business ventures
- The Federal Communications Commission
- The decision
- NAACP, relationship with the board 1977-1984
- The new day begun, 1977-78 and South African involvement
- The dawning of a new year, protests against apartheid
- The bump in the road
- The year of Andrew Young
- 1981, The Reagan victory and its impact
- 1981-1992, fair share, an economic road map
- The Lenell Geter case
- NAACP, an agent for change
- Women in the NAACP
- Sports campaign 1987
- Membership drives and radiothon 1988-1989
- The silent march
- Keeping the crisis alive
- The Clarence Thomas nomination
- The Rodney King verdicts
- My life and the church
- Fraternal organizations and political activity