A Legacy of Dreams The Life and Contributions

A Legacy of Dreams contains the life and experiences of Dr. William Venoid Banks from his youth on a sharecropper's farm in the South to his building one of the largest and most solvent fraternal organizations in America, the International Free and Accepted Modern Masons.

Foreword

vii

Gwen Sibert

Preface

ix

I. GROWING UP IN THE SEGREGATED SOUTH

Boyhood on the Kentucky Farm

1

(16)

Childhood Lessons and Fears

17

(18)

Segregation and Self Respect

35

(14)

In Search for a Better Life

49

(12)

II. THE WILL TO WORK AND DETERMINATION TO BE EDUCATED

The Journey North

61

(10)

The College Years

71

(4)

Summer Vacation in Mississippi

75

(4)

The Law School Years

79

(4)

III. THE POLITICS OF MANHOOD

Tipping the Scales of Justice

83

(6)

Trials and Tribulations of an Interracial Marriage

89

(6)

Unexpected Success During the Nation's Depression

95

(8)

Misplaced Trust in Personal and Professional Life

103

(8)

IV. INSTITUTION BUILDING: A COMMITMENT TO MY PEOPLE

Working With the Colored Masons Fraternal Organization

111

(6)

Building International Free and Accepted Modern Masons

117

(16)

Where God's Presence Radiates: The Beginning of WGPR Radio

133

(8)

A Visit to the White House: The First Black Owned and Operated Television Station in the United States

141

(10)

V. EPILOGUE

A Legacy of Dreams

151

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A Legacy of Dreams The Life and Contributions of Dr. William Venoid Banks

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