Walk in My Shoes: Conversations Between a Civil Rights Legend and His Godson on the Journey Ahead - Hardcover

Young, Andrew J.; Sehgal, Kabir

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230623603 ISBN 13: 9780230623606

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

Synopsis

A top aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. and one of history's most important civil rights leaders, Andrew Young has witnessed history and made his own. For years, he has been mentoring his godson, Kabir Sehgal, in correspondence and conversation. This book encapsulates that mentoring, and presents Young's thoughts and meditations on such important topics as civil rights and the American Dream. A living Tuesdays with Morrie, this inspirational and inter-generational discourse addresses issues of justice and leadership. 'This book is my attempt to humbly pass along a few anecdotes, life lessons, and insights to prepare you for the long journey ahead,' Young says. 'I submit these to you in hopes that this battle-tested voice from yesterday can help shape the thoughts and beliefs of your generation as you will the next.'

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About the Author

ANDREW JACKSON YOUNG is an American politician, diplomat and pastor from Georgia who has served as Mayor of Atlanta, a Congressman, and United States Ambassador to the United Nations. A former President of the National Council of Churches USA, he was a supporter and friend of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He lives in Atlanta, GA. KABIR SEHGAL works in emerging market equity sales at JPMorgan in New York. Sehgal served as a special assistant to Senator Max Cleland on the John Kerry presidential campaign, and is the author of Jazzocracy: Jazz, Democracy and the Creation of a New American Mythology, which was featured on NPR. He lives in New York, NY.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230623603
• ISBN 13: 9780230623606
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256