Untold Glory (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | Alan Govenar | knygos.lt

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"Untold Glory "offers a fresh perspective on one of the most fundamental elements of American history-the conquest of new frontiers. Intwenty-seven fascinating first-person accounts, African Americans from different eras, backgrounds, and occupations explore and reflect on the meaning of "frontier," both literally andmetaphorically.
This collection chronicles the search for freedom and opportunity and the achievement of success in a wide variety of fields. The contributors all pushed beyond self-imposed or culturally enforcedboundaries to pursue their dreams and ambitions. They include Mark Dean, an IBM vice president and member of the Inventors Hall of Fame, who holds three of the original patents upon which the personal computer is based;the civil-rights attorney Oliver W. Hill, one of the architects of the "Brown v. Board of Education "Supreme Court case; the classical pianist and museum founder Josephine Love; and L. Douglas Wilder, thegrandson of slaves who became the first African American governor of Virginia.
Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and featuring an incisive introduction by Alan Govenar, "Untold Glory"is both an important addition to the field of African American history and an engaging, eye-opening look at some of the nation's most daring, innovative, and influential pioneers.