With "African American Voices," your students will discover 35 full or excerpted speeches and other notable spoken works of African Americans. Covered are famous oral presentations such as Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" and Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speeches, as well as lesser-known and harder-to-find orations, such as Fannie Lou Hamer's chilling testimony to the Democratic National Convention about her efforts to register to vote in Mississippi in 1962. Each entry is accompanied by an introduction ...
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With "African American Voices," your students will discover 35 full or excerpted speeches and other notable spoken works of African Americans. Covered are famous oral presentations such as Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" and Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speeches, as well as lesser-known and harder-to-find orations, such as Fannie Lou Hamer's chilling testimony to the Democratic National Convention about her efforts to register to vote in Mississippi in 1962. Each entry is accompanied by an introduction and boxes explaining terms and events to which the speech refers. The 2-vol. set also contains 90 black-and-white illustrations, a timeline and a subject index.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. Size: 7x2x9; 2 volumes. Ex-Library hardcovers in very nice condition with the usual markings and attachments. Except for library markings, interiors clean and unmarked. Tight bindings.
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Ex-library with typical library markings/labels. In very good, unmarked condition. Some light foxing on upper page edges. Covers shelf worn, bumped corners. Your purchase benefits world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.