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Title:Go to School You're a Little Black Boy : A Memoir
Author:The Honourable Lincoln M Alexander with Herb Shoveller
ISBN:1550026631 : 9781550026634
Illustrations:b/w photos
Format:Hardback
Size:155x230mm
Pages:254
Weight: .558 Kg.
Published:Dundurn Press - November 2006
List Price: 20 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Black studies: Biography & autobiography: historic,politic,milita: Canada


Among the important stories that need to be told about noteworthy Canadians, Lincoln Alexander’s sits at the top of the list. Born in Toronto in 1922, the son of a maid and a railway porter, Alexander embarked on an exemplary life path that has involved military service for his country, a successful political career, a thriving law career, and vocal advocacy on subjects ranging from antiracism to the importance of education. In this biography, Shoveller traces a remarkable series of events from Alexander’s early life to the present that helped shape the charismatic and influential leader whose impact continues to be felt today. From facing down racism to challenging the post-war Ontario establishment, becoming Canada’s first black member of Parliament, entertaining royalty as Ontario’s lieutenant-governor, and serving as chancellor of one of Canada’s leading universities, Alexander’s is the ultimate, uplifting Canadian success story, the embodiment of what defines Canada.

A Cathedral for the Ages; Time-Travelling; Cascades and Currents; Small Treasures; Walls and Wars; Royal Affairs; Movers and Shakers; Stars; First Impressions; Another Revolution; Resistance; Place on Earth; Jazz Age; Time Out; Walking, Running, Shopping; Down Below; Hands Across the Sea; Index.