Race and remembrance : a memoir /
Arthur L. Johnson.
- Detroit, Mich. : Wayne State University Press, 2008.
- xxiii, 262 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- African American life series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-252) and index.
Early years -- Dear old Morehouse -- Detroit NAACP -- Detroit public schools -- Two tragedies, 1967-1968 -- Wayne State University -- President of Detroit NAACP -- Friendship with Damon -- Death of three sons -- Searching for the good life -- Eulogies -- Joseph Hudson new Detroit letter -- William Patrick new Detroit letter -- A commitment to the NAACP -- "Buy Detroit" campaign -- Third term as Detroit NAACP president -- Rodney King verdict and twelve-point plan.
9780814333709 (cloth : alk. paper)
2008009601
Johnson, Arthur L., 1925-
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--History--20th century. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--Officials and employees--Biography.
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