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Author Booker, Charles, 1984- author.

Title From the hood to the holler : a story of separate worlds, shared dreams, and the fight for America's future / Charles Booker.

Publisher New York : Crown, [2022]

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LOCATION CALL NO. STATUS
 LewPL Biography  B Booker,C    AVAILABLE  
 Rice PL Nonfiction  BIO Booker    AVAILABLE  
Edition First edition.
Physical Description xviii, 307 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents Fire -- Earl -- Busing -- Diabetes -- Tanesha -- Kaylin -- Frankfort -- DC -- In the trenches -- LRC -- Highs & lows -- Fish & Wildlife -- Foodport -- Deciding to run -- Running against Neal -- Run for State Rep -- Serving as State Rep -- The head of the dragon -- Launching campaign -- Hood to the Holler -- COVID/Breonna -- Can you see us now?
Summary "Kentucky state representative Charles Booker tells the improbable story of his journey from one of the poorest neighborhoods in the country to a political career forging new alliances among forgotten communities across the New South and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Booker, Charles, 1984-
Legislators -- Kentucky -- Biography.
African American legislators -- Kentucky -- Biography.
African American politicians -- Kentucky -- Louisville -- Biography.
Politicians -- Kentucky -- Louisville -- Biography.
Kentucky -- Politics and government -- 1951-
Kentucky -- Race relations -- History -- 21st century.
Louisville (Ky.) -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.