The March for Civil Rights, The Benjamin Hooks Story
Hooks, Benjamin L; Guess, Jerry
Publication Date: 2004
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Inscribed to Jack Kemp Hooks, Benjamin L. [1925-2010]. Guess, Jerry. Archer, Dennis W., Foreword. The March for Civil Rights: The Benjamin Hooks Story. Chicago: American Bar Association, 2004. xi, 387 pp. Plates. Illustrations, portraits. Cloth in near-fine dust jacket, presentation inscription to Jack Kemp to front free endpaper, folds to upper-outside corners of a few leaves, minor correction, possibly by author, to p.37. $150. * The inscription reads: "To/ my dear friend/ + brother beloved/ Jack Kemp/ a man who has/ demonstrated his/ commitment + devotion/ to justice + equality/ for all, regardless/ of race or creed or wealth/ Jack I am proud to call/ you friend./ Benjamin/ Nov 9 2005." Hooks was a lawyer, Baptist minister, civil rights leader and government official, who served terms as the commissioner of the FCC and executive director of the NAACP. A former professional football player, Kemp [1935-2009] was a long-serving member of U.S. House of Representatives and secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under President George H.W. Bush. He ran for president in 1988 and was Bob Dole's running mate in 1996. Seller Inventory # 74734
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Title: The March for Civil Rights, The Benjamin ...
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
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The March for Civil Rights: The Benjamin Hooks Story
Published by
American Bar Association, Chicago, 2003
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Foreword by Dennis Archer, the 2003-2004 American Bar Association president. Hooks oversaw the ABA's position on affirmative action and federal aid to the poorer neighborhoods of American cities. He participated in numerous domestic issues affecting minorities in the United States. 8vo, black titled cloth. In the original shrinkwrap, never opened. Scarce. Seller Inventory # BN031281
THE MARCH FOR CIVIL RIGHTS: The Benjamin Hooks Story
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American Bar Association, (Chicago, 2004
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Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
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First Edition. 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. Signed. Seller Inventory # 53131