House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr. - Hardcover
by Marion Orr
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Availability:In StockContributor:Marion OrrSeries:Justice, Power, and PoliticsPublish date:9/16/2025Pages:360
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469689319ISBN-10:1469689316UPC:9781469689319Book Category:Social Science, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Social Activists, PoliticalBook Topic:AmericanSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SCNBQY3QPN
House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr.
At the height of the civil rights movement, Charles C. Diggs Jr. (1922-1998) was the consummate power broker. In a political career spanning 1951 to 1980, Diggs, Michigan's first Black member of Congress, was the only federal official to attend the trial of Emmett Till's killers, worked behind the scenes with Martin Luther King Jr., and founded the Congressional Black Caucus. He was also the...
Series: Justice, Power, and Politics
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469689319ISBN-10:1469689316UPC:9781469689319Book Category:Social Science, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Social Activists, PoliticalBook Topic:AmericanSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SCNBQY3QPN
Marion Orr is the Frederick Lippitt Professor of Public Policy and professor of political science and urban studies at Brown University.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
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