Portraits of African American Life Since 1865

Portraits of African American Life since 1865 is an intimate study of the lives of 14 African Americans since the end of the Civil War. Written by established and rising scholars, these diverse biographies offer a rich portrayal of the African Ameri

Introduction

xi

Nina Mjagkij

Edmonia G. and Caroline V. Highgate: Black Teachers, Freed Slaves, and the Betrayal of Black Hearts

1

(14)

Ronald E. Butchart

Benjamin ``Pap'' Singleton: Father of the Kansas Exodus

15

(20)

Gary R. Entz

William Washington Browne: Fraternal Society Leader

35

(16)

David M. Fahey

Richard Henry Boyd: Black Business and Religion in the Jim Crow South

51

(18)

Paul Harvey

Anna Julia Cooper: Educator, Clubwoman, and Feminist

69

(16)

Jacqueline M. Moore

Noble Drew Ali: Popular Religion in the Promised Land

85

(12)

A. J. Scopino Jr.

Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues

97

(12)

S. Spencer Davis

Addie W. Hunton: Crusader for Pan-Africanism and Peace

109

(20)

Christine Lutz

Lester A. Walton: A Life between Culture and Politics

129

(18)

Susan Curtis

Willard Townsend: Black Workers, Civil Rights, and the Labor Movement

147

(18)

Eric Arnesen

Elmer Henderson: Civil Servant and Civil Rights Activist

165

(16)

Andrew E. Kersten

Roberta Church: Race and the Republican Party in the 1950s

181

(18)

Beverly Greene Bond

Edgar Daniel Nixon: A Founding Father of the Civil Rights Movement

199

(20)

John White

Sgt. Allen Thomas Jr.: A Black Soldier in Vietnam

219

(18)

James E. Westheider

About the Contributors

237

(4)

Index

241

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Portraits of African American Life Since 1865

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