Robert R. Church Jr. and the African American Political Struggle
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: Mar 26, 2019
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780813056272
Description: This book examines the life and career of Robert R. Church Jr. who grew up the son of the first black millionaire in Memphis, Tennessee, and would eventually surpass his father's notoriety as the most influential black Republican of his era. In particular this book uses Church's life as a lens into the political activity of African Americans during the first half of the twentieth century.