Knocking Down Barriers: My Fight for Black America (Chicago Lives)
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (789 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810122928 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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B. What Gibson accomplished as an advocate for African American soldiers-first as a lawyer working for the Secretary of War, then as a member of President Truman's "Black Cabinet"--is a large part of the history of the struggle for civil rights in the American military; and it is a compelling part of the story that Gibson tells in this book, a memoir of a life spent making a difference in the world one step at a time.A graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, Gibson took his fight for racial justice to the corridors of powers, arguing against restrictive real estate covenants before the U.S. E. Winner, 2006 Illinois State Historical Society Book Award Certificate of ExcellenceRecipient, 2007 Hyde Park Historical Society Paul Cornell AwardSixty years ago, when Truman Gibson reported for duty at the War Department, Washington, D.C. Marshall in campaigning for the integration of the armed forces, and challenging white control of professional sports by creating a boxing promotion empire that made television history. Gibson had no illusions, but as someone who'd enjoyed the best of the vibrant black culture of prewar America, he was shocked to find th
Gibson had met Joe Louis in 1935 and organized team of boxers who entertained the troops with Louis as the anchor. All rights reserved. Benjamin O. Davis and Sugar Ray Robinson; helping Errol Flynn's widow with inheritance problems and Joe Louis with tax problems—Gibson's spare account of five of his nine decades makes a valuable contribution to military history. While providing a fascinating glimpse of the multifaceted world he has lived in—one that encompasses directing the American Negro Exposition and fighting restrictive housing covenants in Hansberry v. From Publishers Weekly Gibson's first claim to fame was as a civilian aide to the secretary of war during WWII, a position in which he fought for fair treatmen