Author: Joseph J. BorisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Who's Who In Colored America: A Biographical Dictionary Of Noble Living Persons Of Negro Decent In America (vol.1)
Author: Joseph J. BorisWho's who in Colored America
Author: Who's who of the Colored Race
Author: Who's who in Colored America
Author: Joseph J. BorisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Who's who of the Colored Race
Author: Frank Lincoln MatherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Hubert Harrison
Author: Jeffrey B. PerryPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231552424
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
The St. Croix–born, Harlem-based Hubert Harrison (1883–1927) was a brilliant writer, orator, educator, critic, and activist who combined class consciousness and anti-white-supremacist race consciousness into a potent political radicalism. Harrison’s ideas profoundly influenced “New Negro” militants, including A. Philip Randolph and Marcus Garvey, and his work is a key link in the two great strands of the Civil Rights/Black Liberation struggle: the labor- and civil-rights movement associated with Randolph and Martin Luther King Jr. and the race and nationalist movement associated with Garvey and Malcolm X. In this second volume of his acclaimed biography, Jeffrey B. Perry traces the final decade of Harrison’s life, from 1918 to 1927. Perry details Harrison’s literary and political activities, foregrounding his efforts against white supremacy and for racial consciousness and unity in struggles for equality and radical social change. The book explores Harrison’s role in the militant New Negro Movement and the International Colored Unity League, as well as his prolific work as a writer, educator, and editor of the New Negro and the Negro World. Perry examines Harrison’s interactions with major figures such as Garvey, Randolph, J. A. Rogers, Arthur Schomburg, and other prominent individuals and organizations as he agitated, educated, and organized for democracy and equality from a race-conscious, radical internationalist perspective. This magisterial biography demonstrates how Harrison’s life and work continue to offer profound insights on race, class, religion, immigration, war, democracy, and social change in America.
Who's who in Colored America
Author: Who's Who Of The Colored Race
Author: AnonymousPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020467233
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This biographical dictionary, published in 1915, offers a snapshot of the achievements and struggles of African Americans in the early 20th century. It features more than 5,000 short biographies of notable individuals in all fields of endeavor, from politics and literature to sports and science. The contributors, many of them African American themselves, provide valuable insights into the social and cultural context of the time and offer a glimpse into the lives of those who paved the way for future generations. This book is a unique and important document of African American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Who's Who Of The Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary Of Men And Women Of African Descent ...; Volume 1
Author: AnonymousPublisher:
ISBN: 9781021780515
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia
Author: Gerald L. SmithPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813160669
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
The story of African Americans in Kentucky is as diverse and vibrant as the state's general history. The work of more than 150 writers, The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia is an essential guide to the black experience in the Commonwealth. The encyclopedia includes biographical sketches of politicians and community leaders as well as pioneers in art, science, and industry. Kentucky's impact on the national scene is registered in an array of notable figures, such as writers William Wells Brown and bell hooks, reformers Bessie Lucas Allen and Shelby Lanier Jr., sports icons Muhammad Ali and Isaac Murphy, civil rights leaders Whitney Young Jr. and Georgia Powers, and entertainers Ernest Hogan, Helen Humes, and the Nappy Roots. Featuring entries on the individuals, events, places, organizations, movements, and institutions that have shaped the state's history since its origins, the volume also includes topical essays on the civil rights movement, Eastern Kentucky coalfields, business, education, and women. For researchers, students, and all who cherish local history, The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia is an indispensable reference that highlights the diversity of the state's culture and history.