Ben Voth

James Farmer Jr.

The Great Debater

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an argumentation study of the life of the "great debater," James Farmer Jr. and analyzes his emergence as a debater in conjunction with the fight for racial equality. It shows how Farmer's rhetoric helped him lead the founding of the American Civil Rights Movement and other key events during this time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 349g
• ISBN-13: 9781498539654
• ISBN-10: 1498539653
• Artikelnr.: 56754815

Autorenporträt

By Ben Voth

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Why James Farmer Jr. Matters
Today Chapter 1. The Family of James Farmer Jr. Chapter 2. James Farmer Jr.
at Wiley College-1934-1938 Chapter 3. The Debate Coach: Melvin Tolson
Chapter 4. From Minister to Advocate Against Segregation Chapter 5. The
first Sit-in- Jack Spratt in 1942 Chapter 6. The Freedom Rides 1961 Chapter
7. The MOW 1963 and Freedom Summer 1964 Chapter 8. Malcolm X and James
Farmer Jr. Chapter 9. Republican for Congress and the Nixon Years Chapter
10. James Farmer and the Matter of Black Lives Today Chapter 11. The
implications of Farmer Today Appendix Malcolm X debates James Farmer Jr. at
Cornell References About the Author