Up from the Projects: An AutobiographyNationally syndicated columnist and prolific author Walter E. Williams recalls some of the highlights and turning points of his life. From his lower middle class beginnings in a mixed but predominantly black neighborhood in West Philadelphia to his department chair at George Mason University, Williams tells an "only in America" story of a life of achievement. |
Contents
Rudderless and Drifting | |
Heading West for Opportunity | |
Heading East for Opportunity | |
Teaching and Preaching | |
SEVEN | |
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