Make it plain : standing up and speaking out
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New York : PublicAffairs, c2008.
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Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 323.092 J821m | On Shelf |
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African American lawyers -- Biography.
African American orators -- History.
African American political activists -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Jordan, Vernon E. -- (Vernon Eulion), -- 1935-
Jordan, Vernon E. -- (Vernon Eulion), -- 1935- -- Oratory.
National Urban League -- Biography.
Public speaking -- Political aspects -- United States.
African American orators -- History.
African American political activists -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Jordan, Vernon E. -- (Vernon Eulion), -- 1935-
Jordan, Vernon E. -- (Vernon Eulion), -- 1935- -- Oratory.
National Urban League -- Biography.
Public speaking -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Published
New York : PublicAffairs, c2008.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxiv, 239 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
Black Americans have always relied on the oral tradition--storytelling, preaching, and speechmaking--to assert their rights and preserve and pass on their history and culture. In the pulpit, courtroom, or cotton field, they have understood the power of words, distinctively delivered, to educate and inspire. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., one of the nation's finest speakers, imbibed this tradition as a young man and has given it his own unique inflection from his work on the civil rights front lines, to the National Urban League, to positions of influence at the highest level of business and politics. A friend and confidant to presidents, Jordan has never forgotten the men and women whose oratorical skill in service to social justice deeply influenced him. Their examples and voices, reflected in Vernon's own, make this book both a history and an embodiment of black speech at its finest.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jordan, V. E. 1., & Daniels, L. A. (2008). Make it plain: standing up and speaking out . PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jordan, Vernon E. 1935- and Lee A. Daniels. 2008. Make It Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out. PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jordan, Vernon E. 1935- and Lee A. Daniels. Make It Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out PublicAffairs, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jordan, Vernon E. 1935-, and Lee A Daniels. Make It Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out PublicAffairs, 2008.
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