Untold glory : African Americans in pursuit of freedom, opportunity, and achievement / Alan Govenar.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Govenar, Alan B., 1952-
Language:English
Published: New York : Harlem Moon/Broadway Books, [2007], ©2007.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
African Americans > Interviews.
Successful people > United States > Interviews.
Creative ability > United States > Case studies.
Interviews > United States.
Oral history.
Genre:
Interviews.
Case studies.
Physical Description:xxviii, 400 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Sidney Barthwell, Jr., court magistrate
  • Josephine G. Cooke, businesswoman
  • Quoqueze Desiree Craig, fashion model
  • Mark Dean, engineer
  • Mary Lovenia Deconge-Watson, mathematician
  • James A. Emanuel, poet
  • Richard E. Harris, journalist
  • Chester Higgins, Jr., photographer
  • Oliver W. Hill, Sr., civil-rights attorney
  • Nicholas Hood, Sr., minister and city councilman
  • Paul C. Hudson, bank president
  • Herb Jeffries, actor and entertainer
  • Gwendolyn Knight, artist
  • Marian Kramer, welfare rights organizer
  • Jacob Lawrence, artist
  • Bruce Lee, biologist
  • Jeni Legon, actress and tap dancer
  • Josephine Harreld Love, arts advocate
  • Walter "Brownie" McGhee, blues musician
  • John McLendon, basketball coach
  • Geraldine Miller, household technician and social activist
  • Rupert Richardson, past president, NAACP
  • Richard E. Stewart, Army chaplain
  • William H. Waddell IV, veterinarian
  • Richard J. Wedgeworth II, physician
  • Lawrence Douglas Wilder, mayor
  • Marvin Williams, baseball player.