{"product_id":"robert-r-church-jr-and-the-african-american-political-struggle-paperback","title":"Robert R. Church Jr. and the African American Political Struggle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDarius J. Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSouthern Conference on African American Studies, \u003cbr\u003eInc., C. Calvin Smith Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume highlights the little-known story of\u003cbr\u003eRobert R. Church Jr., the most prominent black Republican of the 1920s and\u003cbr\u003e1930s. Tracing Church's lifelong crusade to make race an important part of the\u003cbr\u003enational political conversation, Darius Young reveals how Church was critical\u003cbr\u003eto the formative years of the civil rights struggle.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA member of the black elite in Memphis, \u003cbr\u003eTennessee, Church was a banker, political mobilizer, and civil rights advocate\u003cbr\u003ewho worked to create opportunities for the black community despite the\u003cbr\u003enotorious Democrat E. H. \"Boss\" Crump's hold over Memphis politics. Spurred by\u003cbr\u003ethe belief that the vote was the most pragmatic path to full citizenship in the\u003cbr\u003eUnited States, Church founded the Lincoln League of America, which advocated\u003cbr\u003efor the interests of black voters in over thirty states. He was instrumental in\u003cbr\u003eestablishing the NAACP throughout the South as it investigated various\u003cbr\u003eincidents of racial violence in the Mississippi Delta. At the height of his\u003cbr\u003einfluence, Church served as an advisor for Presidents Harding and Coolidge, \u003cbr\u003egenerating greater participation of and recognition for African Americans in\u003cbr\u003ethe Republican Party.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChurch's life and career offer a window into the\u003cbr\u003eincremental, behind-the-scenes victories of black voters and leaders during the\u003cbr\u003eJim Crow era that set the foundation for the more nationally visible civil\u003cbr\u003erights movement to follow.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication of the paperback edition made\u003cbr\u003epossible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant\u003cbr\u003efrom the National Endowment for the Humanities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783761723680,"sku":"9780813069449","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a0eae478eb0aa8eb7128f5cb4a41b578.webp?v=1780593973","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/robert-r-church-jr-and-the-african-american-political-struggle-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}