Lifting every voice : my journey from segregated Roanoke to the corridors of power /

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Author / Creator:Robertson, William B., 1933-2021, author.
Imprint:Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022.
©2022
Description:xvi, 197 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12723614
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Other authors / contributors:Crabtree, Becky, author.
Holton, A. Linwood (Abner Linwood), 1923- writer of foreword.
ISBN:9780813947174
0813947170
9780813947181
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-187) and index.
Summary:"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"--
Other form:Online version: Robertson, William B., 1933- Lifting every voice Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022 9780813947181