A compelling biography of a key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, an eminent Chicago-trained sociologist, and a pioneering race relations leader.

The milestones for blacks in twentieth-century America-the Harlem Renaissance, the struggle for equal education, and the civil rights movement-would have been inconceivable without the contributions of one important but often overlooked figure, Charles S. Johnson (1893–1956). This compelling biography demonstrates the scope of his achievements, situates him among other black intellectuals of his time, and casts new light on a pivotal era in the struggle for black equality in America.

An impresario of Harlem Renaissance culture, an eminent Chicago-trained sociologist, a pioneering race relations leader, and an educator of the generation that freed itself from legalized segregation, Johnson was a visionary who linked the everyday struggles of blacks with the larger intellectual and political currents of the day. His distinguished career included twenty-eight years at Fisk University, where he established the famed Race Relations Institute and became Fisk's first black president.

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The milestones for blacks in 20th century America - the Harlem Renaissance, the struggle for equal education, and the civil rights movement - would have been inconceivable without the contributions of one important but often overlooked figure, Charles S. Johnson (1893- 1956).
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Foreword by David Levering Lewis


Acknowledgments


1. From Bristol to Nashville


2. From Riot to Renaissance


3. The Mentor: Robert E. Park


4. The Park-Johnson Model


5. The Johnson Model


6. Park to Johnson to Myrdal


7. Internationalism: Between the World Wars


8. The Department of Social Sciences


9. Beyond the Classroom: Service Intellectual


10. The Publications


11. The Best of Booker T. Washington


12. The Rest of Booker T. Washington


13. The Department of Race Relations: Confronting de facto Segregation


14. The Race Relations Institutes: Confronting de jure Segregation


15. Internationalism: World War II and the Cold War


16. Conflict over Fisk Leadership


17. The Basic College: Nurturing Scholars and Leaders


18. The Red Scare Hits Home


19. Solomon on the Cumberland


Epilogue


Appendix I. Interviews Conducted in Preparation of the Text


Appendix II. Books Authored by Charles S. Johnson


Appendix III. Manuscript Collection Used in Text


Notes


Index

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780791458976
Publisert
2003-10-23
Utgiver
Vendor
State University of New York Press
Vekt
680 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
334

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Om bidragsyterne

After a career as a university history professor for many years, Patrick J. Gilpin was admitted to the Texas State Bar and began practicing law in 1980. His practice is primarily in the area of civil rights. Marybeth Gasman is Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania.