Simple Not Easy: Reflections on community social responsibility and tolerance (Our National Conversation)
Roberts Ph.D., Dr. Terrence J.
Language: English
Published by Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc, 2010
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SIGNED! Inscribed, personalized (See Photos)! Packed in a BOX with cardboard backing and padding. (See Photos!) First Edition, 2010, with full number line, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 . Pages: not written on, clean, bright, odor free. Dust Jacket: clean, bright, slight crease at front bottom left near spine edge. Same or next day shipping (weekdays and Saturdays)! Ships from California. ABOUT: He was once a scared teen, facing-off an armed soldier who denied him access to Little Rock Central High School. He was admitted only after President Eisenhower ordered the US Army's 101st Airborne Division to escort him into the school. Now Terrence Roberts is a hero of the civil rights struggle, a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal. Perhaps you have seen or heard him on Oprah, The Tavis Smiley Show, The Today Show, or other media. A psychologist and former university dean, he now tours the country giving up to 100 speeches a year. This book collects key Martin Luther King Day speeches and other public addresses that reflect his core values and concerns for our society. The record of his remarkable life is a treasure for every Americanindeed, every world citizento hold dear, to celebrate, and to emulate. "Roberts was one of the Little Rock Nine, the group of African American teenagers who were the first to integrate Central High School in the Arkansas capital in 1957. Kept from entering the school by Arkansas National Guard, the students were finally escorted into the building by U.S. Army soldiers deployed by President Eisenhower. Since that traumatic experience, Roberts went on to successful careers in education, as a professor of psychology, and business, as the CEO of a management-consulting firm. This volume brings together his collected speeches, many of which were given as commencement addresses or as part of Martin Luther King Day celebrations. The commencement-address style is typically fraught with high seriousness and a stentorian tone; fortunately, Roberts avoi.…
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- Title
- Simple Not Easy: Reflections on community social responsibility and tolerance (Our National Conversation)
- Author
- Roberts Ph.D., Dr. Terrence J.
- Publisher
- Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Signed
- Inscribed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1935166166
- ISBN 13
- 9781935166160
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Series
- Book 1 of 7: Our National Conversation
HE MADE HISTORY. HE TELLS THE TRUTHS HE KNOWS.
LEAD TITLE/Our National Conversation Series
----Margot Stern Strom, Executive Director, Facing History and Ourselves, Inc.
"Terrence Roberts challenges all of us to make the world more inclusive by adjusting our 'mental maps.' He reminds us that we will not achieve that long-sought beloved community until we recognize the value of each individual-until we affirm each other. Simple, NotEasy is one trailblazer's mingling of history and contemporary mattersto engage a new conversations on community, social responsibility and tolerance. A powerful book by a civil rights legend."
--- Lawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr., Ed.D.,
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