Bøger af Kenneth Robert Janken

This biography of the African-American activist and scholar, Rayford W. Logan, draws from his own work, letters, diaries and autobiography to create a portrait of a lesser-known member of the black scholarly elite in the mid-20th century.

Narrates the dramatic story of the Wilmington Ten, connecting their story to a larger arc of Black Power and the transformation of post-Civil Rights era political organising. Grounded in extensive interviews, newly declassified government documents, and archival research, this book thoroughly examines the 1971 events and the subsequent movement for justice.

Walter White (1893-1955) was among the nation's preeminent champions of civil rights. White gained access to white elite culture, establishing friendships with Eleanor Roosevelt and numerous congressmen and Supreme Court justices. This book considers the man who embodied many contradictions.