Together for Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Story of Dr. Warren H. Stewart, Sr., Governor Evan Mecham and the Historic Battle for a Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday in Arizona.
Phoenix; (2015): A.W.O.L. Octavo. Item #025597
xii, 535 pages, One of the outstanding civic and religious leaders in Phoenix, who led the fight against the racism of Gov. Evan Mecham. While thoughtful Arizonans were embarrassed by a ignorant man who referred to blacks as "pickaninnies", the legislature impeached him with only a handful of pro-Mecham dissidents including Jan Brewer who herself became governor. Here is a story of a man who as a child experienced racism in Kansas and became a major Baptist preacher in Phoenix and helped win the battle for the Martin Luther King Day in Arizona (after the NFL cancelled the Super Bowl and NBA finals). Boldly inscribed: "Julie, you are the seed of an awesome man of God and fighter for justice!" Warren H. Stewart Proverbs 16:3, 8/6/15. Bound in pictorial paper wraps. Near fine.
Price: $75.00