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Informationen zum Autor Benjamin R. Justesen is the author of In His Own Words: The Writings, Speeches, and Letters of George Henry White and Broken Brotherhood: The Rise and Fall of the National Afro-American Council. He lives with his wife in Alexandria, Virginia. G. K. Butterfield is a congressman for North Carolina's First Congressional District. Klappentext "Justesen has recovered a compelling story and a significant life. Shrewd and insightful, the book offers an important reminder that before white supremacy and disfranchisement, African Americans exercised considerable political power in North Carolina and the South." -- North Carolina Historical Review "Justesen adroitly uses limited sources to make an excellent case for moving White from the footnotes to the main text of black history." -- Journal of Southern History"Justesen paints a full portrait of one of the more obscure African American politicians of the late nineteenth century." -- The Journal of Negro HistoryIn this exhaustively researched biography, Benjamin R. Justesen rescues from obscurity the fascinating story of George Henry White, one of the most important -- yet least remembered -- African American political leaders during the last decade of the nineteenth century. A North Carolina representative from 1897 to 1901, White was the last man of his race to serve in the Congress during the post-Reconstruction period, and nearly thirty years would pass before another African American was elected to either the House or Senate. Through judicious use of public documents, White's speeches, newspapers, letters, and secondary sources, Justesen creates an authoritative and balanced portrait of this complex man and proves him to be a much more effective leader than previously believed.Benjamin R. Justesen is the author of In His Own Words: The Writings, Speeches, and Letters of George Henry White and Broken Brotherhood: The Rise and Fall of the National Afro-American Council.G. K. Butterfield is a congressman for North Carolina's 1st Congressional District....
