Virginia's civil rights hero Curtis W. Harris Sr. / William Paul Lazarus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lazarus, William Paul, author.

Series:

American heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.

Civil rights workers.

African American politicians--Virginia--Biography.

African American politicians.

Politics and government.

Harris, Curtis, 1924-2017.

Harris, Curtis.

Virginia--Politics and government--1865-1950.

Virginia.

Virginia--Politics and government--1951-.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

143 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2023.

Summary:

In 1924, the Virginia State Legislature passed the Racial Integrity Act. The act banned interracial marriage down to "a single drop" of African blood. Just three months later, Curtis W. Harris was born in Dendron, Virginia. Harris was the sixth child of impoverished sharecroppers, living in a desolate outpost of the Commonwealth, but in time he would lead the fight against the Racial Integrity Act and many other racially restrictive laws. Despite being arrested multiple times and beaten, Rev. Harris would help reverse centuries of racial discrimination that began when slaves first arrived in Virginia in 1619. --from Amazon.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Early Life: Community History, Schooling

2. Racial Environment: Legal Cases, Plessy v. Ferguson

3. Social Unrest: Lynching, Desegregation Efforts, Eugenics

4. Working: First Demonstration, Montgomery Boycott, Life in Hopewell

5. Conflict: Sit-ins and Legal Battles, KKK Confrontation, Ethanol Plant

6. National Involvement: Danville, Birmingham, Selma and Washington, D.C.

7. Political: Election, First African American Mayor, Ethanol

8. Recognition.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781467153249

1467153249

OCLC:

1337924224

Publisher Number:

99993426495