A Passion for Equality: The Life of Jimmy Stewart - Hardcover

Bob Burke; Burke, Bob; Miles-LaGrange, Vicki; Campbell, Gini Moore

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 188559612X ISBN 13: 9781885596123

Publisher: Oklahoma Heritage Association, 1999

Synopsis

Jimmy Stewart was at the forefront of the struggle for civil rights in Oklahoma for almost a half century. Among his many great qualitites were integrity and a passion for equality. As a national leader of the NAACP, he played a major role in developing local, state, and national civil rights policies. He headed the NAACP in Oklahoma City during tumultous times of school desegregation and integration.

About this title

About the Author:

BOB BURKE has written more historical non-fiction books (116) than anyone else in history. He was born in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, and graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma and a law degree from Oklahoma City University. He was director of what is now the Department of Commerce in the administration of Governor David Boren and managed Boren's first campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1978. Burke is the father of Robert, Amy, and Cody, stepfather of Natalie, Lauren, and Calli, and grandfather of Nathan, Jon, Ridge, Fallon, Greyson, Mia, and Emerson. He and his wife, Chimene, live in Oklahoma City where he practices law and writes books. Burke is a member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oklahoma Heritage Association
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 188559612X
• ISBN 13: 9781885596123
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 230
• Editor: Vicki Miles-LaGrange, Kenny Arthur Franks & Gini Moore Campbell