| Servants of the People: The 1960s Legacy of African American Leadership 1996 Edition Contributor(s): Na, Na (Author) |
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ISBN: 031216372X ISBN-13: 9780312163723 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1996 Annotation: Beginning with the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case, which forced the integration of public schools in the South, Servants of the People follows the lives of six such leaders as they willingly risk their lives for the civil rights cause: A. Philip Randolph, Frederick D. Patterson, Thurgood Marshall, Whitney M. Young, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and Fannie Lou Hamer. In these fascinating profiles of six individuals who devoted their lives to service, Williams reveals the rich legacy of servant leadership that they embodied. Servants of the People paints a powerful portrait of an entire generation and those who came forth to lead them in the struggle for basic civil rights, recapturing their legacy and drawing valuable lessons for today's leaders. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Political Science | Civil Rights - Political Science | World - European |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 96034384 |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.75" W x 8.51" (1.00 lbs) 253 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Topical - Black History - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beginning with the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case, this book traces the lives of six American civil rights leaders as they willingly risk their lives for the civil rights cause: A. Philip Randolph, Frederick D. Patterson, Thurgood Marshall, Whitney M. Young, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., and Fannie Lou Hamer. |