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Lifting Every Voice : : my Journey From Segregated Roanoke to the Corridors of Power

Robertson, William B., 1933-2021. Book - 2022 921 Robertson, William, Black Studies 921 Robertson, William 2 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 0 out of 5

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Early days -- Childhood : mastering home, school, and community climate -- World War II -- Jackie Robinson and my dreams -- High school days : trials and triumphs -- College and beyond -- Johnnie goes back to school -- Jaycees and apple jelly -- A faltering step-an inviting door -- Unprecedented entrance to the Virginia governor's office -- Hostage situation -- Celebration -- Hot summer in Hill City -- Virginia State Penitentiary -- Haves vs. Have-nots -- A voice from the NAACP -- VPI-SU Consumer Affairs Office -- Balancing time in Washington, D.C. -- Kenya -- People-to-people programming -- State department -- Goals in Africa -- Consulting and my first love -- Back to school -- My family -- The sad demise of Camp Virginia Jaycee -- Renaissance at Bluefield State College -- Call to action.
"The memoir of the life of William Bernard Robertson, telling of his early years in Roanoke, Virginia, and college in Bluefield, West Virginia, during segregation; his years as a public school educator and principal; his time as aide to Linwood Holton, Republican governor of Virginia; and the years that followed, including his work for the Peace Corps in Kenya and the state department, assuming duties under five presidential administrations, as well as his longtime volunteer work for Camp Virginia Jaycee, supporting those with special needs"-- Provided by publisher.

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PUBLISHED
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022.
Year Published: 2022
Description: xvi, 197 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780813947174
0813947170

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Crabtree, Becky,
Holton, A. Linwood 1923-

SUBJECTS
Robertson, William B., -- 1933-2021.
Holton, A. Linwood -- 1923- -- Friends and associates.
Virginia. -- Governor's Office -- Employees -- Biography.
Peace Corps Kenya -- Biography.
African American men -- Biography.
African American educators -- Biography.