The magnificent Mays : a biography of Benjamin Elijah Mays / / John Herbert Roper, Sr

• Autore: Roper John Herbert <1948->
• Pubblicazione: Columbia, : University of South Carolina Press, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.0092; B
• Soggetto topico: African American educators; African Americans - Civil rights
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Getting Dr. Payne -- 1 Seed of James, Branch of Prophets and Judges, 1894-1898 -- 2 The Ravening Wolf, 1898 -- 3 A Rambo Boy after the Riot, 1898-1911 -- 4 The Student, 1911-1917 -- 5 Wisdom in Northern Light, 1918-1919 -- 6 For Every Time There Is a Season, 1920-1924 -- 7 My Times Are in Thy Hands, 1924-1926 -- 8 New Negroes on Detour, 1926-1934 -- 9 The Great Commission and Its Filling, 1934-1936 -- 10 In the Nation's Capital, 1936-1940 -- 11 In My Father's House, 1940-1947 -- 12 "To your tents," 1948-1967 -- 13 "Myne owne familiar friend," 1968 -- 14 Leave Me a Double Portion, 1969-1984 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
• Sommario/riassunto: A comprehensive biography of a dedicated civil rights activist and distinguished South Carolinian.
• Titolo autorizzato: The magnificent Mays
• ISBN: 1-282-16573-9; 9786613808806; 1-61117-184-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812602303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II