Henry Frye: North Carolina's First African American Chief Justice
Author:   Howard E. Covington, Jr.
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9780786475759


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   09 May 2013
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Henry E. Frye came of age just as the South was beginning a transformational change. When he graduated from college in 1953, African Americans like him could only hope that the future would be different from the past. At the close of his public career in 2001, he was chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court--the head of the state's third branch of government. Throughout their lives, Frye and his wife, Shirley, were in the vanguard of the advances that shaped the lives of African Americans. His election to the state legislature in 1968 was the beginning of steady, determined efforts to expand opportunities for African Americans in politics, business and society at large. This book traces, along with his career, the growing participation of African Americans in the civic, political and social life of North Carolina.

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Author:   Howard E. Covington, Jr.
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9780786475759


ISBN 10:   0786475757
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   09 May 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Hen’rell 2. Aggie Pride 3. “It was going to be slow” 4. Law School 5. Henry Frye, Esquire 6. “If not now, when?” 7. The Election 8. Representative Henry Frye 9. Greensboro National Bank 10. Working on the Inside 11. The Court 12. In Chambers 13. Chief Justice 14. Making a Difference Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Covington writes well. One of the book's strengths is the insight it offers into the life of a middle-class African American family --The North Carolina Historical Review; well told --The News & Observer; Covington uses Frye's story to reflect on a revolutionary time in the state, when Frye and his wife broke a number of color barriers by their involvement in the vanguard of political, social, and civic events and issues --Reference & Research Book News.


Covington writes well. One of the book's strengths is the insight it offers into the life of a middle-class African American family --<i>The North Carolina Historical Review</i>; well told --<i>The News & Observer</i>; Covington uses Frye's story to reflect on a revolutionary time in the state, when Frye and his wife broke a number of color barriers by their involvement in the vanguard of political, social, and civic events and issues --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.


Author Information

Howard E. Covington, Jr., is a former journalist and the author of more than two dozen books. The 2004 winner of the Ragan Award for the best non-fiction by a North Carolina writer, he lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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