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03048aam a2200397 i 4500 001 464394AACAD811ECB187E7395AECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220503065729 008 210801t20222022vauaf b 001 0aeng 010 $a 2021035779 020 $a 0813947170 020 $a 9780813947174 (hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)1264728195 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCO $d GO3 $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-va 050 00 $a E185.97.R615 $b A3 2022 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Robertson, William B., $d 1933-2021, $e author. 245 10 $a Lifting every voice : $b my journey from segregated Roanoke to the corridors of power / $c William B. Robertson with Becky Hatcher Crabtree ; foreword by Governor Linwood Holton. 260 $a Charlottesville : $b University of Virginia Press, $c 2022. 300 $a xvi, 197 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-187) and index. 505 0 $a Early days -- Childhood : mastering home, school, and community climate -- World War II -- Jackie Robinson and my dreams -- High school days : trials and triumphs -- College and beyond -- Johnnie goes back to school -- Jaycees and apple jelly -- A faltering step-an inviting door -- Unprecedented entrance to the Virginia governor's office -- Hostage situation -- Celebration -- Hot summer in Hill City -- Virginia State Penitentiary -- Haves vs. Have-nots -- A voice from the NAACP -- VPI-SU Consumer Affairs Office -- Balancing time in Washington, D.C. -- Kenya -- People-to-people programming -- State department -- Goals in Africa -- Consulting and my first love -- Back to school -- My family -- The sad demise of Camp Virginia Jaycee -- Renaissance at Bluefield State College -- Call to action. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Robertson, William B., $d 1933-2021. 600 10 $a Holton, A. Linwood $q (Abner Linwood), $d 1923- $x Friends and associates. 610 10 $a Virginia. $b Governor's Office $x Employees $v Biography. 610 20 $a Peace Corps Kenya $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American men $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American educators $v Biography. 700 1 $a Crabtree, Becky, $e author. 700 1 $a Holton, A. Linwood $q (Abner Linwood), $d 1923- $e writer of foreword. 941 $a 1 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20220503071348.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=464394AACAD811ECB187E7395AECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search