Overview
This is a near-contemporary biography of a late nineteenth century fraternal leader in the True Reformer insurance society. Rev. William W. Browne was an important figure for African-Americans of his time. David M. Fahey has written a new introduction to place the biography in the larger context of black fraternal societies.
Full Product Details
Author: Webster D. Davis ,
David M. Fahey
Publisher: Wright State University Press
Imprint: Wright State University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.522kg
ISBN: 9781882090075
ISBN 10: 1882090071
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 15 March 1994
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
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Reviews
"His resurrection of Browne, his wide-ranging introductory essay, and his copious footnotes will serve researchers well. * The Virginia Magazine Of History and Biography * ...provides definitive coverage of this important individual...a clearer understanding of the dynamics of self help ideology among post-Reconstruction African Americans...also presents a useful discussion of the historic role of fraternal organizations in the African-American community. * The Historian * ...provides definitive coverage of this important individual...a clearer understanding of the dynamics of ""self help"" ideology among post-Reconstruction African Americans...also presents a useful discussion of the historic role of fraternal organizations in the African-American community. * The Historian * His resurrection of Browne, his wide-ranging introductory essay, and his copious footnotes will serve researchers well. * The Virginia Magazine Of History and Biography *"
His resurrection of Browne, his wide-ranging introductory essay, and his copious footnotes will serve researchers well. The Virginia Magazine Of History and Biography ...provides definitive coverage of this important individual...a clearer understanding of the dynamics of self help ideology among post-Reconstruction African Americans...also presents a useful discussion of the historic role of fraternal organizations in the African-American community. The Historian ...provides definitive coverage of this important individual...a clearer understanding of the dynamics of self help ideology among post-Reconstruction African Americans...also presents a useful discussion of the historic role of fraternal organizations in the African-American community. The Historian His resurrection of Browne, his wide-ranging introductory essay, and his copious footnotes will serve researchers well. The Virginia Magazine Of History and Biography
Author Information
David M. Fahey is Professor of History at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
