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My country 'tis of thee : my faith, my family, our future
- Title
- My country 'tis of thee : my faith, my family, our future / Keith Ellison.
- Author
- Ellison, Keith, 1963-
- Publication
- New York : Gallery Books/Karen Hunter Publishing, 2014.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc E 14-528 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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- Description
- viii, 296 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- Filled with anecdotes, statistics, and social commentary, the first Muslim elected to Congress presents a thought-provoking look at America and what needs to change to accommodate different races and beliefs.
- Subjects
- United States > Ethnic relations
- Black author
- Muslims > United States > Biography
- Legislators > United States > Biography
- African American legislators > Biography
- United States > Social policy > 1993-
- African American Muslims > Biography
- Social change > United States
- Multiculturalism > United States
- United States > Politics and government > 2009-
- Ellison, Keith, 1963-
- United States > Congress > House > Biography
- Contents
- Introduction: My country -- From the Black Bottom to Cane River -- No mercy for the weak -- Identity crisis -- The color line in the twenty-first century -- My Damascus moment -- Any jackass can kick down a barn -- September 12 -- Minnesota nice -- The politics of generosity and inclusion -- All colors, all cultures, all faiths -- Hills and valleys -- A plan and a purpose -- What happened to The party of Lincoln? -- What's the matter With Congress? -- Hot dish : A new America -- My Faith -- Hajj -- An Ounce of Prevention -- Democracy is the Solution -- Profiles in Leadership -- Epilogue: Sweet Land of Liberty.
- Call Number
- Sc E 14-528
- ISBN
- 9781451666878 (alkaline paper)
- 145166687X (alkaline paper)
- 1451666896 (alkaline paper)
- 9781451666892 (alkaline paper)
- 9781451666892 (e-book) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2012051565
- OCLC
- 759913293
- Author
- Ellison, Keith, 1963-
- Title
- My country 'tis of thee : my faith, my family, our future / Keith Ellison.
- Publisher
- New York : Gallery Books/Karen Hunter Publishing, 2014.
- Edition
- First Karen Hunter Publishing/Gallery Books hardcover edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 14-528