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    Black Man White House
    Black Man White House
    Black Man White House
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    Black Man White House

    By Eric Reese

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    The riveting accounts of a long-fought African American struggle of civil rights!

     

    With a sweeping forward momentum, this collection of thoughtful, provocative one to two page essays navigates the complex, sensitive and often concealed history of the African American experience. Moving from African ancestry through the Underground Railroad to Barack Obama, this captivating journey through timeline of African American revolution and defining Moments in Black History explores charismatic, famously known African American leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., Booker T. Washington, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X; to lesser known, but equally important activists in the individuals of Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, George Washington Carver, Thurgood Marshall; and exceptional athletes and sportsmen like Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali.

     

    This book also traverses civil rights movements such as the Harlem Renaissance and the Rainbow Coalition as poignant and defining black historical moments like the Dredd Scott Decision, Brown versus the Board of Education, and the Thirteenth Amendment.

     

    A captivating examination of civil rights and black awareness that offers penetrating commentary on the intricate history of the African Americans, Black Man White House by Eric Reese was written to provoke, inspire, enlighten and educate you the reader on the events of black liberation, black power and social justice.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEric Reese
    Release dateNov 17, 2019
    ISBN9781393211549
    Black Man White House
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    Eric Reese

    "Every book I write goes into uncharted territories others won't pen."   About me: I'm Eric Reese, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I've worked as a community organizer, educator, graphic design, human services and a number of other fields.  I'm the recipient of the first Mayoral Scholarship of Philadelphia (1993), the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Human Relations Award (1989) and a few other awards and scholarships nationally and globally.  I've always had an interest in writing especially from the old-journal-in-the-morning days as many of my books today reflect my experiences here and abroad.  When I have time for myself, I love traveling, mediating and researching new marketing tactics. One of my weirdest experiences was when I once lived on a top roof in an apartment building in Beirut for a few weeks until I found somewhere to stay during the war in Afghanistan. Every night, I'd listen to BBC radio and hear the chaos while not be detected.  Some say that my lively and energetic character has made me many friends across the world. I really hope so; with many friends come many enemies. In the future, I'd love to own a large home somewhere in a quiet peaceful spacious area where my neighbors are not close but not far. Now I live wherever is called home at the time in hopes of achieving my goal one of these days. You can contact me at [email protected]

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      Black Man White House - Eric Reese

      Black Man White House

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      Black Man White House

      The Struggle is Real

      Eric Reese

      Copyright © 2019 by Eric Reese

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      Contents

      Black Power

      Slavery

      The Underground Railroad

      The Dred Scott Decision

      The Harlem Renaissance

      Booker T. Washington

      George Washington Carver

      Harriet Tubman

      The Triumph At The Berlin Olympics

      Jackie Robinson

      A Troubled Time

      Affirmative Action

      Brown Versus The Board Of Education

      Rosa Parks

      Martin Luther King, Jr.

      Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream

      Thurgood Marshall

      The Halls Of Power

      The Proud Black American Soldier

      Laughter That Heals

      The Thirteenth Amendment

      The Fifteenth Amendment

      The Rainbow Coalition

      Afterword

      Black Power

      In the history of African Americans in this country, there have been some tremendous movements and images that seem to capture the mood of the country and the black community at that time. And this one phrase black power is without a doubt one of the most simple and elegant statements of pride and unity in the black community. But it was also a phrase that came to represent the more violent and objectionable side of the struggle for equality in the black community. And that makes it a controversial phrase then and now.

      Probably the greatest image of black power is the strong hand of a black man, clenched in a black glove and raised in the air in defiance and pride. Never has that salute been used so perfectly as it was at the 1968 Olympics when Tommy Smith and John Carlos raised the black power fist complete with black glove as they received their medals for their performances at those Olympic Games.

      The phrase Black Power was not coined in a march or riot as might be implied. It was actually created by Robert Williams, the head of the NAACP in the early sixties. But it really started becoming a street term when it was adopted by Makasa Dada and Stokely Carmichael, founders of The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee which was the precursor to the famous Black Panther Party.

      Sadly the black power movement became characterized by radical elements that went much further than seeking the goals of Martin Luther King and the rest of the civil rights movement’s leadership. These radical elements sought black separation and social change by violent means. And so in a time when there was tremendous turmoil in the country because of the violence in Vietnam and on the streets of America because of that social strife, The Black Panthers and other fringe groups sewed fear and hatred in response to racism which at times made it more difficult to achieve long lasting change.

      But there is good to be seen even in some of the darker elements of black history and the leadership who looked to find the best way forward for African Americans. Sometimes it is necessary for the radical elements to make themselves known so reasonable members of a community can know the outer limits and find compromise. This was a value to the black power movement because it did charge the discussion, albeit with violence and made the importance of reason- able Americans to come together to seek peaceful change all the more important.

      But there is another good that came from the black power movement. Those images of the raised fist were images of a pride and a willingness to stand up for the rights of black Americans. They inspired a generation of young people to become more politically active, to stand up in their own world and make that statement made famous by James Brown Say it Loud. I’m Black and I’m Proud.

      That pride is an important thing and for young people to find. They have to find it in their communities and in their heroes. So if black youth took pride and

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