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

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

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Bibliographic Details
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
Subject:	Robertson, William B., -- 1933-2021. Holton, A. Linwood -- (Abner Linwood), -- 1923- -- Friends and associates. Holton, A. Linwood -- (Abner Linwood), -- 1923- Virginia. -- Governor's Office -- Employees -- Biography. Peace Corps Kenya -- Biography. Peace Corps Kenya. Virginia. -- Governor's Office. African American men -- Biography. African American educators -- Biography. African American educators. African American men. Employees. Friendship. Biographies.
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

Table of Contents:

1. Foreword by Governor Linwood Holton
2. Acknowledgments
3. Introduction
4. 1. Early Days
5. 2. Childhood
6. 3. World War II
7. 4. Jackie Robinson and My Dreams
8. 5. High School Days
9. 6. College and Beyond
10. 7. Johnnie Goes Back to School
11. 8. Jaycees and Apple Jelly
12. 9. A Faltering Step--An Inviting Door
13. 10. Unprecedented Entrance to the Virginia Governor's Office
14. 11. Hostage Situation
15. 12. Celebration
16. 13. Hot Summer in Hill City
17. 14. Virginia State Penitentiary
18. 15. Haves vs. Have-Nots
19. 16. A Voice from the NAACP
20. 17. VPI-SU Consumer Affairs Office
21. 18. Balancing Time in Washington, D.C.
22. 19. Kenya
23. 20. People-to-People Programming
24. 21. State Department
25. 22. Goals in Africa
26. 23. Consulting and My First Love
27. 24. Back to School
28. 25. My Family
29. 26. The Sad Demise of Camp Virginia Jaycee
30. 27. Renaissance at Bluefield State College
31. 28. Call to Action
32. Appendix
33. Bibliography
34. Index
35. Illustration gallery follows page 84