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A man called White

Walter Francis White

1948382 pagesabout 6–9 hours
1948
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  • 1948Viking Press · 382 pages · ENG
  • 1969Arno Press · 382 pages · ENG
  • 1970Indiana University Press · 382 pages · ENGISBN 9780253201355
  • 1970Indiana University Press · 382 pages · ENG
  • 1987Viking Press · 382 pages · ENG
  • 1995University of Georgia Press · 382 pages · ENGISBN 9780820317168
  • 1948Ayer Co PubISBN 9780405019067

The autobiography of the famous civil rights activist during his first thirty years of service to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Although an African American, White was fair-skinned, blond-haired, and blue-eyed. His ability to pass as a white man allowed him#x15;at great personal risk#x15;to gather important information regarding lynchings, disfranchisement, and discrimination. Much of this book recounts his infiltration of the country's white-racist power structure and the numerous legal battles fought by the NAACP that were aided by his daring efforts.

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ThemesJustice

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  • Racismmoderateunreviewed

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