Free Radical Ernest Chambers, Black Power, and the Politics of Race |
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| Author:
| Johnson, Tekla Agbala Ali |
| Foreword by:
| Taylor, Quintard |
| Series title: | Plains Histories Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89672-983-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2016 |
| Publisher: | Texas Tech University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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As Senator Ernest Chambers returns to the public forum with a 2012 bid for reelection to the Nebraska office he held for thirty-eight years, Omaha native Tekla Agbala Ali Johnson presents the first public biography of this influential leader. Documenting Chambers?s experience, influences, and struggles, Johnson traces the growth of the Black Power Movement in Nebraska, within the context of similar developments throughout the United States.
As Senator Ernest Chambers returns to the public forum with a 2012 bid for reelection to the Nebraska office he held for thirty-eight years, Omaha native Tekla Agbala Ali Johnson presents the first public biography of this influential leader. Documenting Chambers?s experience, influences, and struggles, Johnson traces the growth of the Black Power Movement in Nebraska, within the context of similar developments throughout the United States.