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Up from the projects an autobiography

"From his lower-middle-class beginnings in a mixed but predominantly black neighborhood in West Philadelphia to his department chairmanship at George Mason University, the life of Walter E. Williams is an "only in America" story of achievement. In Up from the Projects, this nationally syndicated col...

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Main Author: Williams, Walter E. (Walter Edward), 1936-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, 2010.
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Williams, Walter E. > (Walter Edward), > 1936-
Economists > Biography.
African American economists > Biography.
Journalists > Biography.
African American journalists > Biography.
College teachers > Biography.
African American college teachers > Biography.
Autobiographies.
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Summary:"From his lower-middle-class beginnings in a mixed but predominantly black neighborhood in West Philadelphia to his department chairmanship at George Mason University, the life of Walter E. Williams is an "only in America" story of achievement. In Up from the Projects, this nationally syndicated columnist and prolific author recalls some of the highlights and turning points of his life"--Jacket p. [4].
Physical Description:x, 150 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780817912543
0817912541
9780817912550
081791255X
Author Notes:Walter E. Williams has served on the faculty of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, as the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics since 1980; from 1995 to 2001, he served as department chairman.

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