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America's First Black Socialist
Nikki M. Taylor
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Description for America's First Black Socialist
Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFSL3; JPFF; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
In pursuit of his foremost goal, full and equal citizenship for African Americans, Peter Humphries Clark (1829--1925) defied easy classification. He was, at various times, the country's first black socialist, a loyal supporter of the Republican Party, and an advocate for the Democrats. A pioneer educational activist, Clark led the fight for African Americans' access to Ohio's public schools and became the first black principal in the state. He supported all-black schools and staunchly defended them even after the tide turned toward desegregation. As a politician, intellectual, educator, and activist, Clark was complex and enigmatic.
Though Clark influenced a ... Read more
In pursuit of his foremost goal, full and equal citizenship for African Americans, Peter Humphries Clark (1829--1925) defied easy classification. He was, at various times, the country's first black socialist, a loyal supporter of the Republican Party, and an advocate for the Democrats. A pioneer educational activist, Clark led the fight for African Americans' access to Ohio's public schools and became the first black principal in the state. He supported all-black schools and staunchly defended them even after the tide turned toward desegregation. As a politician, intellectual, educator, and activist, Clark was complex and enigmatic.
Though Clark influenced a ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813140773
SKU
V9780813140773
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About Nikki M. Taylor
Nikki M. Taylor, associate professor of History at the University of Cincinnati, USA is author of Frontiers of Freedom: Cincinnati's Black Community, 1802—1868, and coauthor of A History of African Americans. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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