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Author White, John, 1939-

Title Black leadership in America, 1895-1968 / John White
Published London and New York : Longman, 1985

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 MELB  973.0496022 Whi/Bli  AVAILABLE
Description ix, 182 pages ; 22 cm
Series Studies in modern history
Studies in modern history (Longman (Firm))
Contents Prologue: Limited options -- Introduction: black protest and accomodation, 1800-1877 -- Booker T. Washington (1856-1915): black enigma -- W. E. B. DuBois (1868-1963): talented propagandist -- Marcus Garvey (1800-1940): ghetto messiah -- Malclom X (1925-1965): sinner and convert -- Martin Luther King, Jr.(1929-1968): apostle for non-violence -- Conclusion: the limits of black leadership since 1968 -- Epilogue: black leadership; continuities and contrasts
Analysis United States Negro communities Leadership, 1895-1968
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 168-178
Subject African American leadership -- History.
African Americans -- Biography.
African Americans -- Civil rights.
African Americans -- Politics and government.
Black nationalism -- United States -- History.
SUBJECT United States -- Race relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140494
Genre/Form Biographies.
LC no. 84020078
ISBN 0582492440 (paperback)