Servants of the People: The 1960's Legacy of African-American Leadership - Brossura

Williams, Lea E.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0333731190 ISBN 13: 9780333731192

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 1998

Riassunto

The repressive climate of racial hatred in America that spawned the 1960s civil rights movement also galvanized a generation of bold, persuasive, driven, African-American leaders who embodied the qualities of servant leadership. Williams follows the lives of six leaders as they willingly risk their lives for the civil rights cause: A. Philip Randolph, Frederick D. Patterson, Thurgood Marshall, Whitney M. Young, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., and Fannie Lou Hamer. In these fascinating profiles Williams reveals the rich legacy of servant leadership they embodied. Servants of the People paints a powerful portrait of an entire generation and those who came forth to lead them in the struggle for basic civil rights, recapturing their legacy and drawing valuable lessons for today's leaders.

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L'autore

LEA E. WILLIAMS is Special Assistant to the President at Bennett College. She is the former Vice President of Educational Services at the United Negro College Fund, and the past recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from Kentucky State University.

Contenuti

Preface
Dynamic Times Call for Dynamic Leaders
Leadership Denied
PART 1: THE FORERUNNERS: SECURING SAFE PASSAGE
A. Philip Randolph, Dean of Black Civil Rights Leaders
Frederick D. Patterson, Leading by Precept and Example
PART 2: THE NEGOTIATORS: BUILDING CONSENSUS
Thurgood Marshall, A Drum Major for Justice
Whitney M. Young, Jr. and Vanguard Leadership
PART 3: THE PROVOCATEURS: CATCHING FIRE
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., The Uses and Abuses of Charismatic Power
Fannie Lou Hamer, Voice of the Servant-Leader
Whence and Wherefore
Claiming the Legacy: Leadership for the 21st Century
Lessons for Leaders
Abbreviations
Chronology
Bibliography
Index

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• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0333731190
• ISBN 13: 9780333731192
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 252