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Make it plain : standing up and speaking out /

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...

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Main Author: Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), 1935-2021
Other Authors: Daniels, Lee A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, [2008]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Jordan, Vernon E. > (Vernon Eulion), > 1935-2021.
Jordan, Vernon E. > (Vernon Eulion), > 1935-2021 > Oratory.
Public speaking > Political aspects > United States.
African American orators > History.
African Americans > Biography.
African American political activists > Biography.
African American lawyers > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
National Urban League > Biography.

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Call Number: E185.97.J78 A3 2008
 
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