A Black Odyssey: John Lewis Waller and the Promise of American Life, 1878-1900

by Randall Bennett Woods

Book Overview

This book focuses on the career of a single individual--an ambitious, resourceful Black American--and his efforts to realize personal fulfillment in a racist world. No Black American was more determined to realize the promise of American life following the Civil War, nor more frustrated by his inability to do so than John Lewis Waller. Waller, whose first twelve years were spent in slavery, overcame his humble beginnings to become a politician, lawyer,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700631801
• ISBN13: 9780700631803
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"