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(More customer reviews)I've been waiting for two books to recover lost or misremembered figures in black history: The first is Norrell's revisionist biography of Booker T. Washington (a "must read"), _Up from History_.
The second must-read in black history is this book by David Beito. A true maverick, TRM Howard combined elements of Booker T. Washingon, DuBois, and was also an ardent advocate of the "right to bear arms" (an understatement -- they not only protected blacks from vicious whites in the South but Howard also went on safaris to kill big game!).
From a small town in Western Kentucky, where he was mentored by a white man, to becoming a doctor and operating in the all-black Mounds Bayou, then on to Chicago -- Howard was the center of most major civil rights events. For example, he was the one who publicized Emmet Till's lynching.
TRM Howard was a "one of a kind" and this book deserves the attention it is receiving (I saw it on C-Span; check out the video as well).
Two thumbs up!
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