Howard Thurman, Portrait of a Practical Dreamer

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A hardcover edition of Howard Thurman, Portrait of a Practical Dreamer by Elizabeth Yates. It is a cloth bound hardcover book with a sewn binding and deckle page edges. The book’s dust jacket features a black-and-white photograph of Howard Thurman. Thurman is depicted in bust pose from the chest up. He is wearing a dark tone clergy robe with black front trim over a white dress shirt and a light tone tie. His hand are raised and are resting lightly on his chest. He is positioned in three-quarters pose, facing the viewer, but looking downwards. Below Thurman’s chin is the book’s title and author's name printed in red, yellow, and orange text of varying sizes and fonts that reads [HOWARD THURMAN / Portrait of a Practical Dreamer / ELIZABETH / YATES]. The jacket spine is continuation of the image on the front.

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