Walter White: Civil Rights Leader (Black Americans of Achievement) - Hardcover

Fraser, Jane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555466176 ISBN 13: 9781555466176

Publisher: Chelsea House Pub, 1991

Synopsis

Traces the life of the NAACP leader who spent his adult life fighting for civil rights

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 6-9-- With his light complexion, White could have easily denied his black heritage and slipped into white society without much fear of exposure. However, as a young adult out of college, he became affiliated with the NAACP and was its director from 1931 until his death in 1955 at the age of 61. This biography of the noted leader relates how his upbringing in a segregated society enabled him to push for ways to provide greater opportunities for blacks. The toll this took on his personal life and health is related without much fanfare. Numerous black-and-white photographs of the subject and the era in which he lived reinforce and enhance the text. The bibliography contains books by White (he was also a noted author) and will benefit advanced readers. This work highlights the achievements of an individual and his organization in the struggle for equal rights and will give readers an incisive account of their dramatic impact on society. --Jeanette Lambert, LaVega School, Waco, TX
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chelsea House Pub
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 1555466176
• ISBN 13: 9781555466176
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 111