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Open Wide the Freedom Gates
Dorothy Height
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Description for Open Wide the Freedom Gates
Paperback. A heroine of the Civil Rights Movement tells the remarkable story of her life, her work, and what it means to be both black and a woman Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
Dorothy Height marched at civil rights rallies, sat through tense White House meetings, and witnessed every major victory in the struggle for racial equality. Yet as the sole woman among powerful, charismatic men, someone whose personal ambition was secondary to her passion for her cause, she has received little mainstream recognition- until now. In her memoir, Dr. Height, now ninety-one, reflects on a life of service and leadership. We witness her childhood encounters with racism and the thrill of New York college life during the Harlem Renaissance. We see her protest against lynchings. We sit with her onstage as Martin ... Read more
Dorothy Height marched at civil rights rallies, sat through tense White House meetings, and witnessed every major victory in the struggle for racial equality. Yet as the sole woman among powerful, charismatic men, someone whose personal ambition was secondary to her passion for her cause, she has received little mainstream recognition- until now. In her memoir, Dr. Height, now ninety-one, reflects on a life of service and leadership. We witness her childhood encounters with racism and the thrill of New York college life during the Harlem Renaissance. We see her protest against lynchings. We sit with her onstage as Martin ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781586482862
SKU
V9781586482862
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Dorothy Height
Dr. Dorothy Height has more than twenty honourary degrees. In addition to the Presidential Medal of Freedom, she has received the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Freedom Medal and the Citizens Medal Award, which President Ronald Reagan awarded her in 1989. Now 91, she continues to serve as chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women. She lives in ... Read more
Reviews for Open Wide the Freedom Gates
"'Rich with historic details, Open Wide the Freedom Gates is a humble account of a magnificent life's work'. Essence"