Umfang:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 376 p., [8] p. of plates)
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ill., ports
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24 cm
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0814707041
Inhalt:
In his long and fascinating life, black activist and intellectual Max Yergan (1892-1975) traveled on more ground-both literally and figuratively-than any of his impressive contemporaries, which included Adam Clayton Powell, Paul Robeson, W.E.B. Du Bois, and A. Phillip Randolph. Yergan rose through the ranks of the "colored" work department of the YMCA, and was among the first black YMCA missionaries in South Africa. His exposure to the brutality of colonial white rule in South Africa caused him to veer away from mainstream, liberal civil rights organizations, and, by the mid-1930s, i
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-359) and index
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Contents; Preface; Frequently Used Abbreviations; Introduction; Beginnings; World War One; South Africa, Part I; South Africa, Part II; Progressive Leader,; About Face,; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780814707043
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Max Yergan : Race Man, Internationalist, Cold Warrior
Sprache:
Englisch
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