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A man called WhiteWalter Francis White

A man called White

1948382 pages
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The autobiography of the famous civil rights activist during his first thirty years of service to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Although an African American, White was fair-skinned, blond-haired, and blue-eyed. His ability to pass as a white man allowed him#x15;at great personal risk#x15;to gather important information regarding lynchings, disfranchisement, and discrimination. Much of this book recounts his infiltration of the country's white-racist power structure and the numerous legal battles fought by the NAACP that were aided by his daring efforts.

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Editions

3 editions
  • Other · English · 1995
    University of Georgia Press · 382 pages · 9780820317168
  • Other · English · 1970
    Indiana University Press · 382 pages · 9780253201355
  • Other · English · 1948
    Ayer Co Pub · 9780405019067
Race relationsCivil rightsHistoryCivil rights movementsCivil rights workersAfrican AmericansBiographyCivil Rights Movement