Portraits of African American Life Since 1865

Name: Portraits of African American Life Since 1865
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ISBN: 9780842029674

ISBN-10: 0842029672

ISBN-13: 9780842029674

Edition: 2003

Authors: Nina Mjagkij

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A study of 14 African Americans since the end of the Civil War. Written by scholars, these biographies portray the African American experience over a 150-year period. They explore the lives of individuals who pursued endeavours in politics, religion, medicine, sport, business and civil rights.

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 252
Size: 6.18" wide x 8.90" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Introduction




Edmonia G. and Caroline V. Highgate: Black Teachers, Freed Slaves, and the Betrayal of Black Hearts




Benjamin "Pap" Singleton: Father of the Kansas Exodus




William Washington Browne: Fraternal Society Leader




Richard Henry Boyd: Black Business and Religion in the Jim Crow South




Anna Julia Cooper: Educator, Clubwoman, and Feminist




Noble Drew Ali: Popular Religion in the Promised Land




Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues




Addie W. Hunton: Crusader for Pan-Africanism and Peace




Lester A. Walton: A Life between Culture and Politics




Willard Townsend: Black Workers, Civil Rights, and the Labor Movement




Elmer Henderson: Civil Servant and Civil Rights Activist




Roberta Church: Race and the Republican Party in the 1950s




Edgar Daniel Nixon: A Founding Father of the Civil Rights Movement




Sgt. Allen Thomas Jr.: A Black Soldier in Vietnam



About the Contributors


Index