T.R.M. Howard : doctor, entrepreneur, civil rights pioneer / David T. Beito and Linda Royster Beito ; foreword by Jerry W. Mitchell ; with an afterword by the authors.
"T. R.M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer tells the remarkable story of one of the early leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. A renaissance man, T.R.M. Howard (1908-1976) was a respected surgeon, important black community leader, and successful businessman. Howard's story reveals...
Uniform Title: | Black maverick: T.R.M. Howard's fight for civil rights and economic power
Independent Institute studies in political economy. |
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Language: | English |
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Oakland, CA :
Independent Institute,
[2018]
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Series: | Independent Institute studies in political economy.
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Physical Description: | xxii, 339 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm. |
Format: | Book |
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"T. R.M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer tells the remarkable story of one of the early leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. A renaissance man, T.R.M. Howard (1908-1976) was a respected surgeon, important black community leader, and successful businessman. Howard's story reveals the importance of the black middle class, their endurance and entrepreneurship in the midst of Jim Crow, and their critical role in the early Civil Rights Movement. In this powerful biography, David T. Beito and Linda Royster Beito shine a light on the life and accomplishments of this civil rights leader. Howard founded black community organizations, organized civil rights rallies and boycotts, mentored Medgar Evers, antagonized the Ku Klux Klan, and helped lead the fight for justice for Emmett Till. Raised in poverty and witness to racial violence from a young age, Howard was passionate about justice and equality. Ambitious, zealous, and sometimes paradoxical, Howard provides a complete portrait of an important leader all too often forgotten"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Note: | "This text, excluding the Foreword and Afterword, was originally published as Black Maverick: T.R.M. Howard's Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power ... by University of Illinois Press in 2009"-- title page verso. |
Call Number: | E185.97.H827 B45 2018 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781598133127 1598133128 9781598133134 1598133136 |