ISBN: 9781586482985 - make it plain: standing up and speaking out (17 resultados)

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Hardback. Condición: Good. 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 nations 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-from Ruby Hurley to Wiley Branton to Gardner C. Taylor to Martin Luther King, Jr. -whose oratorical skill in service to social justice deeply influenced him. Their examples and voices, reflected in Vernons own, make this book both a history and an embodiment of black speech at its finest: Full of emotion, controlled force, righteous indignation, love of country, and awe in front of the God-given challenges ahead.…

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Hardback. Condición: Good. 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 nations 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-from Ruby Hurley to Wiley Branton to Gardner C. Taylor to Martin Luther King, Jr. -whose oratorical skill in service to social justice deeply influenced him. Their examples and voices, reflected in Vernons own, make this book both a history and an embodiment of black speech at its finest: Full of emotion, controlled force, righteous indignation, love of country, and awe in front of the God-given challenges ahead.…

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Condición: Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on title page.

Hardback. Condición: Good by Author. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Book is in nice condition, signed and inscribed; 8.3 X 5.6 X 1.2 inches; 272 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. Inscribed and SIGNED by Author on Half Title Page. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. 239 pages; Very Good condition. No noteworthy defects. No markings.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 1st edition. 239 pages. 8.50x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. first edition, first Printing.