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Crossing the Barriers
Allan H. Spear
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Description for Crossing the Barriers
Hardback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 22 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSK2; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
Allan Spear had a long and distinguished career as a historian and as a Minnesota state senator. Perhaps best known for coming out as openly gay during his first term in the Minnesota Senate-becoming one of the first elected officials in the nation to do so-Spear was also a leader of Eugene McCarthy's run for the presidency, an organizer against the war in Vietnam, and a key proponent for the establishment of the African-American studies department at the University of Minnesota.
Spear's memoirs are fascinating and moving: in early chapters on his childhood and college years, he writes with great ... Read more
Allan Spear had a long and distinguished career as a historian and as a Minnesota state senator. Perhaps best known for coming out as openly gay during his first term in the Minnesota Senate-becoming one of the first elected officials in the nation to do so-Spear was also a leader of Eugene McCarthy's run for the presidency, an organizer against the war in Vietnam, and a key proponent for the establishment of the African-American studies department at the University of Minnesota.
Spear's memoirs are fascinating and moving: in early chapters on his childhood and college years, he writes with great ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816670406
SKU
V9780816670406
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About Allan H. Spear
Allan H. Spear (1937-2008) was a historian at the University of Minnesota and the author of the groundbreaking book Black Chicago. A native of Michigan City, Indiana, he served nearly thirty years in the Minnesota Senate. Barney Frank is the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's Fourth Congressional District. John Milton was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1972 and ... Read more
Reviews for Crossing the Barriers
"Crossing the Barriers reveals in intimate detail the social, political, and personal evolution of an exceptional man in transformative times. Allan Spear’s autobiography paints a vivid picture of the history he lived…and the history he made. Allan was a devoted son and partner, a gifted teacher, astute politician, skillful legislator, cherished friend and mentor, and a role model for all ... Read more