Servants of the People: The 1960s Legacy of African American Leadership - Softcover

Williams, Lea E.

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9780312176846: Servants of the People: The 1960s Legacy of African American Leadership

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ISBN 10: 0312176848 ISBN 13: 9780312176846

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1998

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The repressive climate of racial hatred in America that spawned the 1960s civil rights movement also galvanized a generation of bold, persuasive, driven, African-American leaders who embodied the qualities of servant leadership. Williams follows the lives of six leaders as they willingly risk their lives for the civil rights cause: A. Philip Randolph, Frederick D. Patterson, Thurgood Marshall, Whitney M. Young, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., and Fannie Lou Hamer. In these fascinating profiles Williams reveals the rich legacy of servant leadership they embodied. Servants of the People paints a powerful portrait of an entire generation and those who came forth to lead them in the struggle for basic civil rights, recapturing their legacy and drawing valuable lessons for today's leaders.

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Praise for the first edition: "An informative and illuminating study of African-American leaders in the Sixties . . . A fascinating journey through the lives of those who gave the Civil Rights movement its foundation." --"Library Journal" "A helpful supplement where leadership issues are being debated." --"Booklist"

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