Uncompromising activist : Richard Greener, first black graduate of Harvard College
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Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American diplomats -- Biography.
African American political activists -- Biography.
African American scholars -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
Biographies.
Case studies.
Greener, Richard Theodore, -- 1844-1922.
Harvard College (1780- ) -- Students -- Biography.
Howard University. -- School of Law -- Faculty -- Biography.
Passing (Identity) -- United States -- Case studies.
United States -- Race relations -- Case studies.
University of South Carolina -- Faculty -- Biography.
African American political activists -- Biography.
African American scholars -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
Biographies.
Case studies.
Greener, Richard Theodore, -- 1844-1922.
Harvard College (1780- ) -- Students -- Biography.
Howard University. -- School of Law -- Faculty -- Biography.
Passing (Identity) -- United States -- Case studies.
United States -- Race relations -- Case studies.
University of South Carolina -- Faculty -- Biography.
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Published
Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-198) and index.
Description
"This book is a narrative biography of a subject who is intriguing in his own right, but is also exemplary of confounding perspectives on race and skin color then and now--probably more so now, with the enormous growth of a multiracial citizenry. 'Black' citizens always came in all shades. But they continue to be distinguished (by fellow blacks as well as whites) as 'yellow' or 'light skinned' or 'brown'--overly light or overly dark. The labels have consequences, and for Greener those were often sad, sometimes heartbreaking. Always too black or too white, he found it impossible to fulfill his promise as a truly effective leader and professional. Tragically, amid a precarious marital relationship, his light-skinned wife separated from him, changed her name to Greene, and passed for white. His three daughters and two sons followed suit. There is no evidence he saw any of them during the last 25 years of his life. When administrations changed, he was recalled from his diplomatic post by President Roosevelt, and he lived from 1906 until his death in 1922 with relatives in Chicago. His final years were not as the elder statesman for his race that he'd hoped to be, but as a silent, somewhat bitter, old man whose name would be largely forgotten"--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chaddock, K. R. (2017). Uncompromising activist: Richard Greener, first black graduate of Harvard College . Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chaddock, Katherine Reynolds, 1945-. 2017. Uncompromising Activist: Richard Greener, First Black Graduate of Harvard College. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chaddock, Katherine Reynolds, 1945-. Uncompromising Activist: Richard Greener, First Black Graduate of Harvard College Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chaddock, Katherine Reynolds. Uncompromising Activist: Richard Greener, First Black Graduate of Harvard College Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.
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