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Broken Brotherhood: The Rise and Fall of the National Afro-American Council
Benjamin R Justesen
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Description for Broken Brotherhood: The Rise and Fall of the National Afro-American Council
Paperback. Provides an account of the National Afro-American Council, the first nationwide US civil rights organization, which existed from 1898 to 1908. This volume chronicles the Council's achievements and its annual meetings and provides portraits of its leaders. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Broken Brotherhood: The Rise and Fall of the National Afro-American Council gives a comprehensive account of the National Afro-American Council, the first truly nationwide U.S. civil rights organization, which existed from 1898 to 1908. Based on exhaustive research, the volume chronicles the Council's achievements and its annual meetings and provides portraits of its key leaders.Led by four of the most notable African American leaders of the time - journalist T. Thomas Fortune, Bishop Alexander Walters, educator Booker T. Washington, and Congressman George Henry White - the Council persevered for a decade despite structural flaws and external pressures that eventually led ... Read more
Broken Brotherhood: The Rise and Fall of the National Afro-American Council gives a comprehensive account of the National Afro-American Council, the first truly nationwide U.S. civil rights organization, which existed from 1898 to 1908. Based on exhaustive research, the volume chronicles the Council's achievements and its annual meetings and provides portraits of its key leaders.Led by four of the most notable African American leaders of the time - journalist T. Thomas Fortune, Bishop Alexander Walters, educator Booker T. Washington, and Congressman George Henry White - the Council persevered for a decade despite structural flaws and external pressures that eventually led ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809328437
SKU
V9780809328437
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About Benjamin R Justesen
Benjamin R. Justesen is the author of George Henry White: An Even Chance in the Race of Life and editor of In His Own Words: Speeches and Letters of George Henry White.
Reviews for Broken Brotherhood: The Rise and Fall of the National Afro-American Council
"This book is critical to understanding the modern civil rights movement." - Stephen Middleton, author of The Black Laws: Race and the Legal Process in Early Ohio "Broken Brotherhood fills a gap in the literature.... The dynamics, alliances, and fissures among strong willed leaders are fascinating." - Dennis C. Dickerson, author of Militant Mediator: Whitney M. Young Jr."