ISBN: 088282354X

In this landmark autobiography by one of the very first women treated as a peer by the leaders of the Civil Rights movement, former Kentucky State Senator Georgia Davis breaks her long si… Mehr…

In this landmark autobiography by one of the very first women treated as a peer by the leaders of the Civil Rights movement, former Kentucky State Senator Georgia Davis breaks her long silence to reveal her fascinating life story, including the truth regarding her often hinted about relationship with Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.A veteran of the Selma and Frankfort marches, she reveals new insights not only on King, but also on Jesse Jackson, Ralph Abernathy, Andrew Young, Vernon Jordan, Benjamin Hooks, and others. She also cast new lights, from the feminine perspective, on the influence of the Baptist Ministry and the role of women in the Civil Rights Movement.Named "one of the black women who changed America" and "one of the 50 who made Kentucky," she recounts her extraordinary journey from the two-room cabin where she was born the niece of a Wilson County slave, to the Senate floor where when introduced and championed such bills as the first Open Housing Law in Kentucky, Displaced Homemaker Legislation, and Prohibition of Employment Discrimination; the call from King on his way to Memphis - "Senator, I need you, please come" - and her memories of the tragedy at the Lorraine Hotel.I Shared the Dream is an important book with a compelling new vision of a major period in history, and the remarkable woman who was part of it. african-american and black,african-american studies,biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,ethnic and national,historical,memoirs,political science African-American & Black, New Horizon Press<

1987, ISBN: 9780882823546

Sherman Oaks, CA: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. No statement of later print, 123pp plus ad, Alfred 2607. The theory and practical applications of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A comp… Mehr…

Sherman Oaks, CA: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. No statement of later print, 123pp plus ad, Alfred 2607. The theory and practical applications of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A comprehensive approach to using the hardware and software: how it works, how it can expand your musical creativity. Pages are unmarked and firm in binding. Wraps have light rub wear. Actual book for sale pictured. 22.9 x 30.2 x 1 cm, wt600g. First Edition Paperback. Soft Cover. VG. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall., Alfred A. Knopf, 1987<

2010, ISBN: 9780882823546

New Horizon Press, 2010-10-05. Paperback. Good., New Horizon Press, 2010-10-05

ISBN: 9780882823546

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