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Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era, Texas Roots/California Dreams
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Published: July 12, 2011
Words: 15,761 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452437736
Short description
Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era is the historical and biographical account of California’s Willie Brown and the era in which he served in the legislature.Extended description
Texas Roots/California Dreams includes three chapters that involve Willie Brown’s background and his earliest environment and influences. Born in Mineola, Texas, a place he remembered as “a small, very poor, very backward community, totally and completely racially segregated,” this book examines his family, his early years and his eventual escape to San Francisco, California..
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childhood, education, texas, school, san francisco, mother, siblings, biography, segregation, father, the hill, marcus mcgee, background, willie brown, mineola, anna collins, san francisco state, duncan gilles, itsie collins, lewis brown, minnie collins, shining shoes, john burton, south ward school, mineola negro high schoolAvailable ebook reading formats
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