T. Thomas Fortune, The Afro-American Agitator - A Collection of Writings, 1880-1928

Informationen zum Autor Shawn Leigh Alexander is an assistant professor in the department of African and African American studies at the University of Kansas. Klappentext Born into slavery, T. Thomas Fortune was known as the dean of African American journalism by the time of his death in the early twentieth century. The editorship of three prominent black newspapers--the "New York Globe, New York Freeman, "and" New York Age"--provided Fortune with a platform to speak against racism and injustice. For nearly five decades his was one of the most powerful voices in the press. Contemporaries such as Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Booker T. Washington considered him an equal, if not a superior, in social and political thought. Today's histories often pass over his writings, in part because they are so voluminous and have rarely been reprinted. Shawn Leigh Alexander's anthology will go a long way toward rectifying that situation, demonstrating the breadth of Fortune's contribution to black political thought at a key period in American history. Zusammenfassung Born into slavery! T Thomas Fortune was known as the dean of African American journalism by the time of his death in the early twentieth century. This anthology demonstrates the breadth of his contribution to black political thought at a key period in American history.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Shawn L. (EDT) Alexander, T Thomas Fortune, T. Thomas Fortune
• Mitarbeit: Shawn Leigh Alexander (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: University Press Of Florida
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 15.06.2008
• EAN: 9780813032320
• ISBN: 978-0-8130-3232-0
• Seiten: 294
• Abmessung: 171 mm x 248 mm x 32 mm
• Serie: New Perspectives on the History of the South
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Ethnologie > Volkskunde