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1 online resource |
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Front Cover; TItle Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Chapter 1. Launching a Life; Chapter 2. Voice of Emigration; Chapter 3. Voice of Purpose; Chapter 4. The Silver Tongued Orator of the West -- Chapter 5. Voice of Equality; Chapter 6. Radical Voice; Chapter 7. Voice of Dissent; Chapter 8. Voice of Betrayal; Chapter 9. A Still Voice; Chapter 10. A Painted Lie -- Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
In pursuit of his foremost goal, full and equal citizenship for African Americans, Peter Humphries Clark (1829--1925) defied easy classification. He was, at various times, the country's first black socialist, a loyal supporter of the Republican Party, and an advocate for the Democrats. A pioneer educational activist, Clark led the fight for African Americans' access to Ohio's public schools and became the first black principal in the state. He supported all-black schools and staunchly defended them even after the tide turned toward desegregation. As a politician, intellectual, educator, and |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Clark, Peter Humphries, 1829-1925.
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Clark, Peter Humphries, 1829-1925 fast |
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Clark, Peter Humphries, 1829-1925. fast/nic/nac |
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African Americans -- Ohio -- Politics and government -- 19th century
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African Americans -- Ohio -- Social conditions -- 19th century
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Political activists -- Ohio -- Biography
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African American political activists -- Ohio -- Biography
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Educators -- Ohio -- Biography
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African American educators -- Ohio -- Biography
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Socialists -- Ohio -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
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HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century.
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African American educators
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African American political activists
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African Americans -- Politics and government
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African Americans -- Social conditions
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Educators
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Political activists
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Politics and government
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Socialists
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Ohio -- Politics and government -- 19th century
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Ohio
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813140780 |
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0813140781 |
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9780813140995 |
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0813140994 |
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9781299283909 |
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129928390X |
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