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Brown, Robert J., 1935-(author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781524762780
  • ISBN: 1524762784
  • Physical Description: xiii, 237 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Convergent, [2019]

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Subject: Brown, Robert J., 1935-
Political consultants > United States > Biography.
Business consultants > United States > Biography.
Grandmothers > United States.
Grandparent and child > United States.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / African American & Black.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Extended Family.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights.
Genre: Biographies.
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