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- Taking its title from the moving lyrics of the official song of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," Till Victory Is Won chronicles significant moments in African-American history through more than two hundred illuminating quotations from NAACP officers, members, and award recipients.
- About the Author: Janet Cheatham Bell has taught African-American literature and been an education consultant and textbook editor.
- 208 Pages
- Reference, Quotations
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About the Book
Alternately exhilarating, inspiring, and sobering, this expansive collection captures the soul of the African-American experience in the indelible words of the NAACPUs greatest heroes, heroines and honorees.Book Synopsis
Taking its title from the moving lyrics of the official song of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," Till Victory Is Won chronicles significant moments in African-American history through more than two hundred illuminating quotations from NAACP officers, members, and award recipients.Focusing on five major topics -- Protecting Civil Rights, Achieving Educational Excellence, Nurturing Economic Development, Reaching Youth, and Gaining Political Power -- this extraordinary anthology inspires and informs. Featured voices include:
- Kweisi Mfume
- Duke Ellington
- Rosa Parks
- Hank Aaron
- Carter G. Woodson
- W.E.B. Du Bois
- Thurgood Marshall
- Maya Angelou
- Harry Belafonte
- Sidney Poitier
- Sara Lawrence Lightfoot
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Halle Berry
- Michael Jordan
- Earvin (Magic) Johnson
- Colin Powell
- George Washington Carver
- Jesse Jackson
- Oprah Winfrey
- Lauryn Hill
- Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- Toni Morrison
- Susan Taylor
- Langston Hughes
- Jackie Robinson
- Quincy Jones
- Alice Walker
- Spike Lee
- Cornel West
- Patti LaBelle
- James Earl Jones
...and countless others who share their perspectives on the life-changing work of the NAACP and its place in history.
About the Author
Janet Cheatham Bell has taught African-American literature and been an education consultant and textbook editor. Since 1984 she has had a successful writing, speaking, and consulting business. Bell resides in the San Francisco Bay Area and may be contacted via her Web site, www.famousblackquotations.comDimensions (Overall): 8.32 Inches (H) x 5.38 Inches (W) x .51 Inches (D)
Weight: .46 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Quotations
Genre: Reference
Number of Pages: 208
Publisher: Atria Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Janet Cheatham Bell
Language: English
Street Date: February 1, 2002
TCIN: 93193784
UPC: 9780743428255
Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-8182
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.46 pounds
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