James Meredith: Warrior and the America that Created Him
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Civil Rights, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Meredith Coleman McGee | ISBN: | 9780313397400 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO | Publication: | March 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Praeger | Language: | English |
| Author: | Meredith Coleman McGee |
| ISBN: | 9780313397400 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO |
| Publication: | March 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Praeger |
| Language: | English |
This book provides an honest look at the life and times of Civil Rights icon James Howard Meredith within the context of the America that created him and his generation.
• Includes information on Meredith's family history that has not previously been available to the general public
• Discusses how America's wealth gap can be closed
• Ideal for high school and college students, history lovers, and readers interested in exploring the Second Reconstruction
• Covers Meredith's 2009 Walk for the Poor and his 2012 Walk for Education & Truth
• Explores Black Power, race riots, poverty, and educational, political, and economic lopsidedness
• Introduces readers to known and unknown participants in the Second Reconstruction
• Features Fannie Lou Hamer, Unita Blackwell, Charles Sherrod, Bob Moses, and Stokely Carmichael
This book provides an honest look at the life and times of Civil Rights icon James Howard Meredith within the context of the America that created him and his generation.
• Includes information on Meredith's family history that has not previously been available to the general public
• Discusses how America's wealth gap can be closed
• Ideal for high school and college students, history lovers, and readers interested in exploring the Second Reconstruction
• Covers Meredith's 2009 Walk for the Poor and his 2012 Walk for Education & Truth
• Explores Black Power, race riots, poverty, and educational, political, and economic lopsidedness
• Introduces readers to known and unknown participants in the Second Reconstruction
• Features Fannie Lou Hamer, Unita Blackwell, Charles Sherrod, Bob Moses, and Stokely Carmichael
