Portraits of African American Life Since 1865,9780842029667

Portraits of African American Life Since 1865

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ISBN13: 9780842029667
ISBN10: 0842029664
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-05-01
Publisher(s): Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary

Portraits of African American Life since 1865 is an intimate study of the lives of 14 African Americans since the end of the Civil War. Written by established and rising scholars, these diverse biographies offer a rich portrayal of the African Ameri

Author Biography

Nina Mjagkij is professor of history and director of African American studies at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi
Nina Mjagkij
Edmonia G. and Caroline V. Highgate: Black Teachers, Freed Slaves, and the Betrayal of Black Hearts
1(14)
Ronald E. Butchart
Benjamin ``Pap'' Singleton: Father of the Kansas Exodus
15(20)
Gary R. Entz
William Washington Browne: Fraternal Society Leader
35(16)
David M. Fahey
Richard Henry Boyd: Black Business and Religion in the Jim Crow South
51(18)
Paul Harvey
Anna Julia Cooper: Educator, Clubwoman, and Feminist
69(16)
Jacqueline M. Moore
Noble Drew Ali: Popular Religion in the Promised Land
85(12)
A. J. Scopino Jr.
Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues
97(12)
S. Spencer Davis
Addie W. Hunton: Crusader for Pan-Africanism and Peace
109(20)
Christine Lutz
Lester A. Walton: A Life between Culture and Politics
129(18)
Susan Curtis
Willard Townsend: Black Workers, Civil Rights, and the Labor Movement
147(18)
Eric Arnesen
Elmer Henderson: Civil Servant and Civil Rights Activist
165(16)
Andrew E. Kersten
Roberta Church: Race and the Republican Party in the 1950s
181(18)
Beverly Greene Bond
Edgar Daniel Nixon: A Founding Father of the Civil Rights Movement
199(20)
John White
Sgt. Allen Thomas Jr.: A Black Soldier in Vietnam
219(18)
James E. Westheider
About the Contributors 237(4)
Index 241

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