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A history of African-American leadership / Bruce J. Dierenfield and John White

Author
Dierenfield, Bruce J., 1951-
Published
Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson, 2012.
Edition
3rd ed.
Physical Description
xv, 390 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Additional Creators
White, John, 1939- and White, John, 1939-

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction: African-American Leaders and Limited Options -- Perspectives: Black protest and accommodation, 1800-1877 -- From Booker T. Washington to Barack Obama -- 2.Booker T. Washington: The Wizard of Tuskegee -- Perspectives: Separate and unequal: Southern race relations, 1865-1895 -- Booker T. Washington: Early life -- Tuskegee -- The Atlanta Compromise address -- Up from Slavery -- Race leader -- A black Benedict Arnold? -- Assessment -- 3.W.E.B. Du Bois: Talented Propagandist -- Perspectives: Northern blacks organize for protest, 1890-1910 -- W.E.B. Du Bois: Biography -- The Crisis editor -- Pan-Africanism -- A leader without followers, 1934-1963 -- Assessment -- 4.Marcus Garvey: Black Moses -- Perspectives: The northern black ghetto, 1900-1920 -- Marcus Garvey: Black Jamaican -- The Universal Negro Improvement Association -- Garvey in America -- The Black Star Line -- Garveyism -- Garvey and his black critics -- Du Bois and Garvey -- Assessment -- 5.Martin Luther King, Jr.: Apostle of Nonviolence -- Perspectives: A New Deal for African Americans? Civil rights and black protest, 1932-1954 -- Martin Luther King, Jr.: The making of a leader -- The Southern Christian Leadership Conference -- MLK and JFK -- Albany, Birmingham, and the March on Washington -- St. Augustine and Selma -- Chicago, Black Power, and Vietnam -- The Poor People's Campaign and the Memphis strike -- Assessment -- 6.Malcolm X: "The Angriest Negro in America" -- Perspectives: Black nationalism after Garvey, the separatist impulse, 1930-1950 -- Malcolm Little to Malcolm X -- Malcolm X: Muslim -- The Autobiography of Malcolm X -- Malcolm X and his black critics -- Assessment -- 7.African-American Women: Heroines and Trailblazers -- Perspectives: African-American women as leaders -- Harriet Tubman -- Ida B. Wells -- Mary McLeod Bethune -- Fannie Lou Hamer -- Condoleezza Rice -- Oprah Winfrey -- Assessment -- 8.Jesse Jackson: The Rainbow Man -- Perspectives: From Black Power to political power, 1960s -- Black Power: "Old Wine in New Bottles"? -- Jesse Jackson: From A&T to Rainbow/PUSH -- Presidential contender -- Assessment -- 9.Barack Obama: America's First Black President -- Perspectives: The newest African-American leaders -- Dreams from My Father -- Black man headed to the White House -- Obama's presidency -- Assessment.
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ISBN
9781405811569 (pbk.)
1405811560 (pbk.)
Note
Previous ed.: Black leadership in America : from Booker T. Washington to Jesse Jackson / John White. London ; New York : Longman, 1990.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the Robert E. Eiche Memorial Fund; 2012
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