Fredrick L. McGhee: A Life on the Color Line, 1861-1912

by Paul David Nelson

Distinguished by his hawk-like gaze and shock of silver hair, his forceful oratory and fierce advocacy, Fredrick L McGhee was Minnesota's first African American attorney and an intelligent, tireless civil rights organiser. He moved onto the national stage when he helped found the Niagara Movement. Despite McGhee's crucial role in early civil rights organising, until now there has been no serious study of his life and work. Nelson has meticulously...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873514254
• ISBN13: 9780873514255
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"