Ella Baker: Community Organizer of the Civil Rights Movement by J. Todd Moye (En

Description: Ella Baker by J. Todd Moye, John David Smith Ella Josephine Baker was among the most influential strategists of the most important social movement in modern US history, the civil rights movement. In this book, historian J. Todd Moye masterfully reconstructs Bakers life and contribution for a new generation of readers. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Ella Josephine Baker (1903-1986) was among the most influential strategists of the most important social movement in modern US history, the Civil Rights Movement, yet most Americans have never heard of her. Behind the scenes, she organized on behalf of the major civil rights organizations of her day—the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC), and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)—among many other activist groups. As she once told an interviewer, "[Y]ou didnt see me on television, you didnt see news stories about me. The kind of role that I tried to play was to pick up pieces or put pieces together out of which I hoped organization might come. My theory is, strong people dont need strong leaders."Rejecting charismatic leadership as a means of social change, Baker invented a form of grassroots community organizing for social justice that had a profound impact on the struggle for civil rights and continues to inspire agents of change on behalf of a wide variety of social issues.In this book, historian J. Todd Moye masterfully reconstructs Bakers life and contribution for a new generation of readers. Those who despair that the civil rights story is told too often from the top down and at the dearth of accessible works on women who helped shape the movement will welcome this new addition to the Library of African American Biography series, designed to provide concise, readable, and up-to-date lives of leading black figures in American history. Author Biography J. Todd Moye is associate professor of history at the University of North Texas and the author of Freedom Flyers: The Tuskegee Airmen in World War II (Oxford 2010) and Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945-1986 (University of North Carolina Press 2004). Table of Contents DedicationList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: Ella Baker and the Paradox of Egalitarian LeadershipChapter 1: A Deep Sense of CommunityChapter 2: Hotbed of Radical ThinkingChapter 3: Give Light and the People Will Find a WayChapter 4: The Hard Job of Getting Down and Helping PeopleChapter 5: Bigger Than a HamburgerChapter 6: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot RestChapter 7: The Tribe IncreasesIndexAcknowledgments Review In this beautifully written, perceptive, and engaging biography, J. Todd Moye introduces a new generation of Americans to Ella Baker, whose ideas and example inspired black and white activists during the Civil Rights years. Her conviction that social movements should be based on grass-roots involvement and group-centered leadership is as relevant today as it was a half century ago. -- John Dittmer, DePauw UniversityTodd Moyes lively, engaging narrative balances vivid storytelling with thoughtful analysis for a compelling introduction to Ella Baker, arguably the most important leader-organizer-strategist of the 20th Century Black Freedom Struggle. Thanks to Moyes marvelous biography, many more people will know Baker and have a sense, not only of how essential she was to movements for racial justice and human rights, but how much we still have to learn from her. -- Emilye Crosby, author of A Little Taste of Freedom: The Black Freedom Struggle in Claiborne County, Mississippi Long Description Ella Josephine Baker (1903-1986) was among the most influential strategists of the most important social movement in modern US history, the Civil Rights Movement, yet most Americans have never heard of her. Behind the scenes, she organized on behalf of the major civil rights organizations of her day--the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC), and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)--among many other activist groups. As she once told an interviewer, "[Y]ou didnt see me on television, you didnt see news stories about me. The kind of role that I tried to play was to pick up pieces or put pieces together out of which I hoped organization might come. My theory is, strong people dont need strong leaders."Rejecting charismatic leadership as a means of social change, Baker invented a form of grassroots community organizing for social justice that had a profound impact on the struggle for civil rights and continues to inspire agents of change on behalf of a wide variety of social issues. In this book, historian J. Todd Moye masterfully reconstructs Bakers life and contribution for a new generation of readers. Those who despair that the civil rights story is told too often from the top down and at the dearth of accessible works on women who helped shape the movement will welcome this new addition to the Library of African American Biography series, designed to provide concise, readable, and up-to-date lives of leading black figures in American history. Review Quote Todd Moyes lively, engaging narrative balances vivid storytelling with thoughtful analysis for a compelling introduction to Ella Baker, arguably the most important leader-organizer-strategist of the 20th Century Black Freedom Struggle. Thanks to Moyes marvelous biography, many more people will know Baker and have a sense, not only of how essential she was to movements for racial justice and human rights, but how much we still have to learn from her. Description for Reader Ella Josephine Baker was among the most influential strategists of the most important social movement in modern U.S. history, the civil rights movement. With a career that spanned decades, and which began long before the civil rights movement took on widespread, populist appeal, Ella Baker was one of the few women leading the charge for racial equality from the 1930s until her death in 1986. Details ISBN1442215658 Author John David Smith Short Title ELLA BAKER Language English ISBN-10 1442215658 ISBN-13 9781442215658 Media Book Format Hardcover Pages 204 Year 2013 Subtitle Community Organizer of the Civil Rights Movement Place of Publication Lanham, MD Country of Publication United States Imprint Rowman & Littlefield UK Release Date 2013-11-12 AU Release Date 2013-11-12 NZ Release Date 2013-11-12 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Alternative 9781442215665 DEWEY 323.11960730092 Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs Audience General Series Library of African American Biography Publication Date 2013-09-12 US Release Date 2013-09-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:76765359;

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