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Go to school, you're a little black boy : the honourable Lincoln M. Alexander : a memoir / [with Herb Shoveller].

by Alexander, Lincoln M. (Lincoln MacCauley), 1922-2012.

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Toronto : Dundurn Press, c2006.

Alexander, Lincoln M. (Lincoln MacCauley), 1922-2012.

Canada. Parliament. House of Commons -- Biography.

Lieutenant governors -- Ontario -- Biography.

Legislators -- Canada -- Biography.

Black people -- Ontario -- Biography.

9781550026634 (hbk.)

1550026631 (hbk.)

254 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The early years -- The war years -- The call of higher learning -- Called to the bar -- Africa: a journey of self-awareneness -- The Millar years -- Entering the political arena -- On the government benches -- Life after parliament -- Life after parliament -- Trail-blazing in the Lieutenant-Governor's office -- The Lieutenant-governor's role -- Balancing family life and Vice-Regal Lfe -- The nex challenge : Chancelor, University of Guelph -- The loss of my beloved Yvonne -- Two parties, on birthday -- A lifetime fighting for Racial Equality -- Diversions: The arts and sports -- Diversions: the arts and sports -- On the issues of life of the day -- Facing the future -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Curriculum vitae -- Index.

"In this memoir, Alexander traces a remarkable series of events from his early life to the present, shaping him as a charismatic and influential leader whose impact continues to be felt today. From facing down racism to challenging the post-war Ontario establishment, from becoming Canada's first black member of Parliament to entertaining royalty as Ontario's lieutenant-governor, Alexander's is the ultimate uplifting Canadian success story, the embodiment of what defines Canada."--Jacket.

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