The scholar and the struggle Lawrence Reddick's crusade for black history and black power / David A. Varel.

Author/creator Varel, David A.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020]
Descriptionxiii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Variant title Lawrence Reddick's crusade for black history and black power
Abstract "Lawrence Reddick (1910-1995) was among the most notable African American intellectuals of his generation. The second curator of the Schomburg Library and a University of Chicago PhD, Reddick helped spearhead Carter Woodson's black history movement in the 1930s, guide the Double Victory campaign during World War II, lead the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during the Cold War, mentor Martin Luther King Jr. throughout his entire public life, direct the Opportunities Industrialization Center Institute during the 1960s, and forcefully confront institutional racism within academia during the Black Power era. A lifelong Pan-Africanist, Reddick also fought for decolonization and black self-determination alongside Kwame Nkrumah, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Léopold Senghor, and W.E.B. Du Bois. Beyond participating in such struggles, Reddick documented and interpreted them for black and white publics alike"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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LCCN 2020016446
ISBN9781469660950 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN9781469660967 (paperback ; alk. paper)
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