Hosea Williams

Author : Rolundus R. Rice
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781643362588

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Hosea Williams by Rolundus R. Rice Pdf

The first comprehensive study of one of America's most gifted civil rights activists and political mavericks When civil rights leader Hosea Lorenzo Williams died in 2000, U.S. Congressman John Lewis said of him, "Hosea Williams must be looked upon as one of the founding fathers of the new America. Through his actions, he helped liberate all of us." In this first comprehensive biography of Williams, Rolundus Rice demonstrates the truth in Lewis's words and argues that Williams's activism in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was of central importance to the success of the larger civil rights movement. Rice traces Williams's journey from a local activist in Georgia to a national leader and one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s chief lieutenants. He helped plan the Selma-to-Montgomery march and walked shoulder-to-shoulder with Lewis across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on "Bloody Sunday." Williams played the role of enforcer in SCLC, always ready to deploy what he called his "arsenal of agitation." While his hard-charging tactics may have seemed out of step with the more diplomatic approach of other SCLC leaders, Rice suggests that it was precisely this contrast in styles that made the organization so successful. Rice also follows Williams's career after King's assassination, as Williams moved into local Atlanta politics. While his style made him loved by some and hated by others, readers will come to appreciate the central role that Williams played in the most successful nonviolent revolution in American history. Andrew Young Jr., former SCLC executive director, U.S. Congressman, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and mayor of Atlanta, provides a foreword.

Author : Porsha Williams
Publisher : Worthy Books
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781546015932

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The Pursuit of Porsha by Porsha Williams Pdf

Porsha Williams, entrepreneur and one of today’s most recognizable media personalities, opens up about family, faith, fame, and becoming an agent for change. Porsha Williams is a remarkable voice in the television and podcast communities. In The Pursuit of Porsha, she takes readers on a deeply personal journey as she searches for happiness and self-acceptance, giving fans a first-hand look into the defining moments of her life that have not been captured on-screen or in the press. Charged with candor, vulnerability, and the sharp wit Porsha is known and loved for, The Pursuit of Porsha brings readers back to the beginning and along her path of self-reflection and discovery. She details her upbringing as the granddaughter of civil rights activist Hosea Williams and her painful recollections of childhood bullying and gives readers a look at her search for love and her journey into the spotlight. Porsha shares every moment that has tried–and restored –her faith, over and over again. Through it all, Porsha proves that she is more than a soundbite, headline, or rumor. She is an empowering role model to black women and an icon for women everywhere. In The Pursuit of Porsha, readers will see Porsha as they have never seen her before.

Author : Willy Siegel Leventhal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 0977031403

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The SCOPE of Freedom by Willy Siegel Leventhal Pdf

Author : Angela Jones
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781440876325

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African American Activism and Political Engagement by Angela Jones Pdf

An indispensable resource for understanding trends and issues in African American political organizing; the history of Black Liberation movements in the United States; and the fortitude, determination, reliance, beauty and influence of Black culture and community. The book begins with a suite of seven long-form essays on various aspects of Black political involvement and empowerment, including the importance of Black women in early labor organizing; campaigns defending Black voting rights against suppression and disenfranchisement; the Black Lives Matter movement; and the contributions and legacy of the nation's first Black president, Barack Obama. The encyclopedia itself contains approximately 200 authoritative entries on a wide assortment of topics related to African-American political activism and empowerment, including biographical profiles of key leaders and activists, political issues and topics of particular interest to African=American voters and lawmakers, important laws and court cases, influential organizations, and pivotal events in American culture that have influenced the trajectory of Black participation in the nation's political life.

Author : Al Sharpton
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780369719126

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Righteous Troublemakers by Al Sharpton Pdf

Bestselling author Reverend Al Sharpton brings to light the stories of the unsung heroes of the Civil Rights movement, drawing on his unique perspective in the history of the fight for social justice in America “This is the time. We won’t stop until we change the whole system of justice.”—Rev. Al Sharpton While the world may know the major names of the Civil Rights movement, there are countless lesser-known heroes fighting the good fight to advance equal justice for all, heeding the call when no one else was listening, often risking their lives and livelihoods in the process. Righteous Troublemakers shines a light on everyday people called to do extraordinary things—like Pauli Murray, whose early work informed Thurgood Marshall’s legal argument for Brown v. Board of Education, Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus months before Rosa Parks did the same, and Gwen Carr, whose private pain in losing her son Eric Garner stoked her public activism against police brutality. Sharpton also illuminates the lives of more widely known individuals, revealing overlooked details, historical connections, and a perspective informed by years of working on the front line of the social justice movement, to provide a behind-the-scenes look at the wheels of justice and the individuals who have helped advance its cause.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Africa
ISBN : IND:30000089084861

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AF Press Clips by Anonim Pdf

Author : Abby Maria Hemenway
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 866 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Rutland County (Vt.)
ISBN : YALE:39002014159140

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The History of Rutland County, Vermont by Abby Maria Hemenway Pdf

Author : Abby Maria Hemenway
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1266 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Vermont
ISBN : UOM:39015013259315

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The Vermont Historical Gazetteer by Abby Maria Hemenway Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 892 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UOM:39015053419357

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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. President
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 898 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Presidents
ISBN : UCBK:C076667666

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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States by United States. President Pdf

"Containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President", 1956-1992.

Author : Nick Kotz
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0618641831

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Judgment Days by Nick Kotz Pdf

Opposites in almost every way, mortally suspicious of each other at first, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr., were thrust together in the aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination. Both men sensed a historic opportunity and began a delicate dance of accommodation that moved them, and the entire nation, toward the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Drawing on a wealth of newly available sources -- Johnson's taped telephone conversations, voluminous FBI wiretap logs, previously secret communications between the FBI and the president -- Nick Kotz gives us a dramatic narrative, rich in dialogue, that presents this momentous period with thrilling immediacy. Judgment Days offers needed perspective on a presidency too often linked solely to the tragedy of Vietnam.We watch Johnson applying the arm-twisting tactics that made him a legend in the Senate, and we follow King as he keeps the pressure on in the South through protest and passive resistance. King's pragmatism and strategic leadership and Johnson's deeply held commitment to a just society shaped the character of their alliance. Kotz traces the inexorable convergence of their paths to an intense joint effort that made civil rights a legislative reality at last, despite FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's vicious whispering campaign to destroy King.Judgment Days also reveals how this spirit of teamwork disintegrated. The two leaders parted bitterly over King's opposition to the Vietnam War. In this first full account of the working relationship between Johnson and King, Kotz offers a detailed, surprising account that significantly enriches our understanding of both men and their time.

Author : Jack Rummel
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : African American political activists
ISBN : 9781438107820

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African-American Social Leaders and Activists by Jack Rummel Pdf

Whether abolitionists or slave revolt leaders

Author : Christopher M. Richardson,Ralph E. Luker
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780810880375

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Historical Dictionary of the Civil Rights Movement by Christopher M. Richardson,Ralph E. Luker Pdf

The second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Civil Rights Movement is a guide to the history of the African-American struggle for equal rights in the United States. This dictionary has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, significant legal cases, local struggles, forgotten heroes, and prominent women in the Movement.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780933075085

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Freedom's March by Anonim Pdf

Marking the forty-fifth anniversary of the desegregation of Savannah, this book celebrates the civil rights photographs of Frederick C. Baldwin. First exhibited at the Telfair in 1983 under the title, " . . . We Ain't What We Used to Be": Photographs by Frederick C. Baldwin, these historically and aesthetically important images have recently been exhibited again, accompanied by an enhanced and expanded catalogue. Baldwin's images chronicle crucial events in the civil rights movement from voter registration drives to meetings in the longshoreman's hall to public marches and demonstrations, culminating in a visit to Savannah by Martin Luther King Jr. Baldwin depicted the local Ballot Bus; the exhaustive efforts to convince potential voters to register and the resulting long lines of African Americans at the courthouse; protest marches and prayer meetings; and finally, the transcendent moment of King's visit to Savannah. Today, Baldwin's photographs serve as potent reminders of the struggle for equality in Savannah and as evidence of the powerful role of photography in documenting and validating that struggle. The book also contains numerous interviews with and comments of Savannahians who were active in the events of the period.

Author : Janice McDonald
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781439643075

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Legendary Locals of Intown Atlanta by Janice McDonald Pdf

When Hardy Ivy built his small cabin on a ridge in the North Georgia wilderness in 1833, no one could have imagined his property would grow to become the internationally recognized city Atlanta is today. Ivy is just one of those whose impact on Atlanta has earned him the right to be called a legendary local. This book includes those with international acclaim like Cable News Network founder and environmentalist Ted Turner, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and former president Jimmy Carter. No less important, but lesser known, are former slave Carrie Steel Logan, who started the first orphanage for black children in Georgia, and May Belle Mitchell, the mother of Gone With the Wind author Margaret Mitchell. May Belle was a legend in her own right for leading the Atlanta women’s Equal Suffrage League in the early 1900s. These stories span centuries, highlighting only some of the true legendary locals of Intown Atlanta.