John Hervey Wheeler, Black Banking, and the Economic Struggle for Civil Rights

by Brandon K. Winford

Book Overview

WINNER OF THE LILLIAN SMITH BOOK AWARD John Hervey Wheeler (1908-1978) was one of the civil rights movement's most influential leaders. In articulating a bold vision of regional prosperity grounded in full citizenship and economic power for African Americans, this banker, lawyer, and visionary would play a key role in the fight for racial and economic equality throughout North Carolina. Utilizing previously unexamined sources from the John Hervey...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813196094
• ISBN13: 9780813196091
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"