Book of Black Heroes: Political Leaders Past and Present - Softcover

Robertson IV, Mr. Gil L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933491213 ISBN 13: 9781933491219

Publisher: Just Us Books, Inc., 2017

Synopsis

The highly anticipated fourth installment of the Book of Black Heroes series, Political Leaders Past and Present, spotlights African American who have made valuable contributions in U.S. government leadership. Included are Hiram Revels, P.B.S. Pinchback and Robert Smalls, among the first African Americans to hold political offices, Oscar De Priest and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr,, who served during the Jim Crow period as well as Edward M. Brooke, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, John Lewis, John Conyers, Carl Stokes , and others who emerged during the 1960s on the heels of major civil rights legislation that gave millions of African American the right to vote. New political leaders are also featured, including Keith Ellison, Kamala Harris, Mia Love and Tim Scott. Book of Black Heroes: Political Leaders Past and Present celebrates 150 years of African-American political leadership, profiling more than four dozen Black U.S. local and state representatives, mayors, members of Congress, and the nation;s first Black president - all of whom helped make and shape history.

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About the Author

A veteran journalist and bestselling author, Gil L. Robertson IV has edited three anthologies, Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African American Community (2013), Family Affair: What it Means to be African American Today (2008), a Pick of the Week selection by Publisher s Weekly, and Not in My Family: AIDS in the African American Community (2006). An entertainment journalist, his work has appeared in publications such as Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Billboard, Fortune, Essence and Ebony magazines. He is the co-founder and President of the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), an organization of Black film critics which produces the AAFCA Awards held in Hollywood each spring. Book of Black Heroes: Political Leaders Past & Present is his first book for young readers.

Review

Synopsis: "Book of Black Heroes: Political Leaders Past and Present" by veteran journalist Gil Robertson showcases African Americans who have made valuable contributions in U.S. government leadership. Included in this informed and informative compendium are Hiram Revels, P.B.S. Pinchback and Robert Smalls, among the first African Americans to hold political offices, Oscar De Priest and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr, who served during the Jim Crow period as well as Edward M. Brooke, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, John Lewis, John Conyers, Carl Stokes, and others who emerged during the 1960s on the heels of major civil rights legislation that gave millions of African American the right to vote. New political leaders are also featured, including Keith Ellison, Kamala Harris, Mia Love and Tim Scott. "Book of Black Heroes" is a celebration of 150 years of African-American political leadership, all of whom helped make and shape history. Critique: "Book of Black Heroes: Political Leaders Past and Present" profiles more than four dozen black U.S. local and state representatives, mayors, members of Congress, and, of course, Barack Hussain Obama, the nation's first black president . Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "Book of Black Heroes" is unreservedly recommended for personal, school, and community library Black History, American History, and Political Science collections and supplemental studies reading lists. --Midwest Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Just Us Books, Inc.
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1933491213
• ISBN 13: 9781933491219
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80