In His Own Words: The Writings, Speeches, and Letters of George Henry White - Brossura

Justesen, Benjamin R

 
9780595320868: In His Own Words: The Writings, Speeches, and Letters of George Henry White
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ISBN 10: 0595320864 ISBN 13: 9780595320868
Casa editrice: iUniverse, 2004

Sinossi

In His Own Words: The Writings, Speeches, and Letters of George Henry Whiteoffers a comprehensive view of the career of an African American political pioneer. The first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress in the twentieth century, George Henry White was also a renowned American orator and public servant for nearly four decades.

Editor Benjamin Justesen, author ofGeorge Henry White: An Even Chance in the Race of Life (2001)-the first full-length biography of White-compiled this exhaustive supplementary collection. Known best for his 1901 "farewell speech" to Congress, White's varied career extended far beyond the U.S. Capitol, including a powerful role as an early civil rights leader. Beginning as a North Carolina lawyer, Republican legislator, and school principal and ending as a Philadelphia banker and assistant city solicitor, he personally touched the lives of thousands with words and deeds. White also set a rare example of selfless racial leadership during a troubled period by founding Whitesboro, the experimental New Jersey colony which still bears his name.

Letters, speeches, and other documents highlight White's eloquent thoughts on key issues of the day, such as:

  • the epidemic of lynching
  • Southern disfranchisement of African American voters
  • the dismissal of African American soldiers after the Brownsville, Texas, incident
  • the most effective political philosophy for African Americans.

In His Own Words offers a rare glimpse into the mind of a true American hero, as well as a compact, useful tool for scholars of the post-Reconstruction era of American history.

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L'autore

Benjamin R. Justesen is a freelance writer and editor in Alexandria, Virginia. A former U.S. diplomat and journalist, he is the author of George Henry White: An Even Chance in the Race of Life (2001) and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Product Description

Book by Justesen Benjamin

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Editore
iUniverse
Data di pubblicazione
2004
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0595320864
ISBN 13 
9780595320868
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
339
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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