Ubuntu
George M. Houser and the Struggle for Peace and Freedom on Two Continents
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2021
Ohio University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8214-2450-6 (ISBN)
Ohio University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8214-2450-6 (ISBN)
This remarkable biography features a white American pacifist minister whose tireless work for justice and human rights helped reshape Black civil rights in the U.S. and Africa.
George M. Houser (1916–2015) was one of the most important civil rights and antiwar activists of the twentieth century. A conscientious objector during World War II, in 1942 Houser cofounded and led the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), whose embrace of nonviolent protest strategies and tactics characterized the modern American Civil Rights Movement. Beginning in the 1950s, Houser played a critical role in pan-Africanist anticolonial movements, and his more than thirty-year dedication to the cause of human rights and self-determination helped prepare the ground for the toppling of the South African apartheid regime.
Throughout his life, Houser shunned publicity, preferring to let his actions speak his faith. Sheila Collins's well-researched biography recounts the events that informed Houser's life of activism—from his childhood experiences as the son of missionaries in the Philippines to his early grounding in the Social Gospel and the teachings of Mohandas Gandhi. In light of the corruption the U.S. and the world face today, Houser's story of faith and decisive action for human rights and social justice is one for our time.
George M. Houser (1916–2015) was one of the most important civil rights and antiwar activists of the twentieth century. A conscientious objector during World War II, in 1942 Houser cofounded and led the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), whose embrace of nonviolent protest strategies and tactics characterized the modern American Civil Rights Movement. Beginning in the 1950s, Houser played a critical role in pan-Africanist anticolonial movements, and his more than thirty-year dedication to the cause of human rights and self-determination helped prepare the ground for the toppling of the South African apartheid regime.
Throughout his life, Houser shunned publicity, preferring to let his actions speak his faith. Sheila Collins's well-researched biography recounts the events that informed Houser's life of activism—from his childhood experiences as the son of missionaries in the Philippines to his early grounding in the Social Gospel and the teachings of Mohandas Gandhi. In light of the corruption the U.S. and the world face today, Houser's story of faith and decisive action for human rights and social justice is one for our time.
Sheila D. Collins is professor emerita of political science at William Paterson University. She is the author or coauthor of seven books and numerous articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries on politics and public policy, the environment, social movements, and religion.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. A Man of Many Parts, 1916–38
2. No Turning Back, 1938–41
3. They Wrote a New Page in the History of America, 1941–49
4. Hooked by Africa, 1949–54
5. An African Odyssey, 1954
6. A Mission the Size of a Continent, 1954–59
7. The End of Euphoria, 1960–68
8. A David against Goliath, 1968–73
9. Some of the Toughest Battles Still Lie Ahead, 1974–80
10. One Step Enough for Me, 1980–2015
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.06.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Athens |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8214-2450-5 / 0821424505 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8214-2450-6 / 9780821424506 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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