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Baker, Joseph V. (Joseph Vaudrey), 1908-1993 Not by Power

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.011 Author/Creator: Baker, Joseph V. (Joseph Vaudrey), 1908-1993 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Pamphlet Date: 1956 Pagination: 1 pamphlet 64 p. : Height: 19 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet written by Joseph V. Baker entitled, "Not by Power," dated 1956. A long-form photo-essay marking the educational and workforce achievements of African Americans made possible after the Brown v. Board ruling in 1954. Images includes people in fields of education, medicine, industrial work, legal, engineering, political and innovation.

Baker, Joseph V. (Joseph Vaudrey), 1908-1993

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