Legacy of Dreams

The Life and Contributions of Dr. William Venoid Banks

AvSheila T. Gregory

Inbunden, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

A Legacy of Dreams contains the life and experiences of Dr. William Venoid Banks from his youth on a sharecropper's farm in the South to his building one of the largest and most solvent fraternal organizations in America, the International Free and Accepted Modern Masons. He also organized and founded two trade schools, one college, several small businesses, and established the first Black owned and operated radio and television stations in the United States, creating a legacy of opportunities for others in radio and television broadcasting. He discusses his development as he grew up in the racial prejudice of the south, lived on the streets of Chicago, his professional experience as an attorney during the Depression and the riots, dealing with the J. Edgar Hoover Commission, the FBI, and the Black Militia. He also depicts his meetings with President Nixon and the Shah of Iran, discussing, from an historical perspective, the plight of Blacks from 1903 to 1985 from all of his personal experiences.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-02-24
Mått:145 x 222 x 17 mm
Vikt:349 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:University Press of America
Antal sidor:174
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780761812852

Utforska kategorier

Biografier inom Biografier
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik
Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Sheila T. Gregory is Director of Marketing and Community Outreach at the University of Memphis, and the author of Black Women and the Academy (University Press of America, 1998).

Innehållsförteckning

chapter 1 Forewordchapter 2 Boyhood on the Kentucky Farmchapter 3 Childhood Lessons and Fearschapter 4 Segregation and Self Respectchapter 5 In Search for a Better Lifechapter 6 The Journey Northchapter 7 The College Yearschapter 8 Summer Vacation in Mississippichapter 9 The Law School Yearschapter 10 Tipping the Scales of Justicechapter 11 Trials and Tribulations of an Interracial Marriagechapter 12 Unexpected Success During the Nation's Depressionchapter 13 Misplaced Trust in Personal and Professional Lifechapter 14 Working With the Colored Masons Fraternal Organizationchapter 15 Building International Free and Accepted Modern Masonschapter 16 Where God's Presence Radiates: The Beginning of WGPR Radiochapter 17 A Visit to the White House: The First Black Owned and Operated Television Station in the United Stateschapter 18 A Legacy of Dreams