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The Gentleman From Memphis: Robert R. Church Jr. And The Politics Of The Early Civil Rights Movement, Darius Jamal Young
The Gentleman From Memphis: Robert R. Church Jr. And The Politics Of The Early Civil Rights Movement, Darius Jamal Young
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This dissertation examines the life and career of Robert Church Jr. Church was the son of the first black millionaire in Memphis, Tennessee and a member of the southern black elite. As a child he inherited a life of privilege and could have easily rested on the fortune his father accumulated. Instead, Church decided to embark on a career as a politician and activist. At the height of his career he would become the most recognizable black figure in the Republican Party."The Gentleman fromMemphis" serves as a lens into the political activity of African Americans during the first half of …
Mothers And Mothers, Courtney Miller Santo
Mothers And Mothers, Courtney Miller Santo
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This novel closely examines the relationship between mothers and daughters through the prism of the Keller women, their olive grove, and their Northern California town. The youngest, Erin, arrives home carrying the child of her married lover. Her only objective is getting her mother, Deborah, paroled before the birth of the child. Deborah, in prison for killing her husband, has not spoken to her own mother, Calliope, in the twenty years she’s been incarcerated. Calliope, who lost her faith in a plane accident and gained an addiction to painkillers, struggles to overcome her disconnect and embrace an unlikely love, despite …