Author: Virginia. Dept. of Agriculture and Immigration
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1124
Book Description
Son of Virginia
Author: L. Douglas Wilder
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 149301952X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
In 1981, the Commonwealth of Virginia, which had been dominated for decades by “the Organization,” a political machine led by former Governor and U.S. Senator Harry Byrd Sr., took its first baby steps to becoming the vibrant state it is today. That year, Charles Robb rejected the machine and began a new Democratic Party in his campaign for governor. Instead of running against African Americans, Robb reached out to Douglas Wilder, the state’s only African American State Senator and other leaders in the African American Community to rally voters of color to support the Democratic ticket. With the help of a heavy African American turnout, Robb won and the Byrd machine was crushed. In 1985, just four years later, Doug Wilder won the party’s nomination for Lieutenant Governor against the cries of “Virginia isn’t ready” and, later that year, defied the naysayers by being elected to that office. Within five years, he would be sworn in as the first elected African American governor in American history. SON OF VIRGINIA by L. Douglas Wilder details the events of the author’s life to paint a portrait of the changing face of America. It will be a story of constant struggle and conflict, not only Wilder’s struggle, but also that of courageous people who stood up to decades of discrimination, corruption and greed. The book will stand as a road map for continued American progress in our elections and laws and a stark warning of what may happen if we relax our commitment to this program.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 149301952X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
In 1981, the Commonwealth of Virginia, which had been dominated for decades by “the Organization,” a political machine led by former Governor and U.S. Senator Harry Byrd Sr., took its first baby steps to becoming the vibrant state it is today. That year, Charles Robb rejected the machine and began a new Democratic Party in his campaign for governor. Instead of running against African Americans, Robb reached out to Douglas Wilder, the state’s only African American State Senator and other leaders in the African American Community to rally voters of color to support the Democratic ticket. With the help of a heavy African American turnout, Robb won and the Byrd machine was crushed. In 1985, just four years later, Doug Wilder won the party’s nomination for Lieutenant Governor against the cries of “Virginia isn’t ready” and, later that year, defied the naysayers by being elected to that office. Within five years, he would be sworn in as the first elected African American governor in American history. SON OF VIRGINIA by L. Douglas Wilder details the events of the author’s life to paint a portrait of the changing face of America. It will be a story of constant struggle and conflict, not only Wilder’s struggle, but also that of courageous people who stood up to decades of discrimination, corruption and greed. The book will stand as a road map for continued American progress in our elections and laws and a stark warning of what may happen if we relax our commitment to this program.
Virginia's Native Son
Author: J. L. Jeffries
Publisher: Purdue University Press
ISBN: 9781557534118
Category : African American governors
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
In Virginia's Native Son, the election of L. Douglas Wilder in Virginia represents the first time an African-American was elected Governor in the history of the United States. The book hits on five main points of his election and administration, including an analysis of the campaign victory, the media's response to the campaign, the racism involved with the election and administration, the administration itself, and the legacy of the administration.
Publisher: Purdue University Press
ISBN: 9781557534118
Category : African American governors
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
In Virginia's Native Son, the election of L. Douglas Wilder in Virginia represents the first time an African-American was elected Governor in the history of the United States. The book hits on five main points of his election and administration, including an analysis of the campaign victory, the media's response to the campaign, the racism involved with the election and administration, the administration itself, and the legacy of the administration.
A Son of Thunder
Author: Henry Mayer
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802198090
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 655
Book Description
An in-depth biography of the iconic American revolutionary that “helps us understand the significance of Henry’s enduring image” (The New York Times Book Review). Patrick Henry was a charismatic orator whose devotion to the pursuit of liberty fueled the fire of the American Revolution and laid the groundwork for the United States. As a lawyer and a member of the Virginia House of Burgess, Henry championed the inalienable rights with which all men are born. His philosophy inspired the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and, most significantly, the Bill of Rights. Famous for the line “Give me liberty or give me death!” Patrick Henry was a man who stirred souls and whose dedication to individual liberty became the voice for thousands. In A Son of Thunder, Henry Mayer offers “a biography as [Patrick] Henry himself would have wanted it written—a readable style, informal, engaging, and entertaining” (Southern Historian). “This is history and biography at its best.” —Charleston Evening Post “A fine job of placing Henry’s idea of republican rectitude in context without ignoring the many ironies of his life as a mediator between the yeomanry and the elite.” —The New York Times Book Review “A narrative that eases the reader with seemingly effortless grace into the rough-and-tumble world of eighteenth-century Virginia. Patrick Henry, patriot, emerges . . . a lion of a man, proud, earnest, melancholy, eloquent. The biographer has done his job; one sets this book down having heard the lion’s roar and having felt the sorrow that he is no more.” —San Francisco Examiner
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802198090
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 655
Book Description
An in-depth biography of the iconic American revolutionary that “helps us understand the significance of Henry’s enduring image” (The New York Times Book Review). Patrick Henry was a charismatic orator whose devotion to the pursuit of liberty fueled the fire of the American Revolution and laid the groundwork for the United States. As a lawyer and a member of the Virginia House of Burgess, Henry championed the inalienable rights with which all men are born. His philosophy inspired the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and, most significantly, the Bill of Rights. Famous for the line “Give me liberty or give me death!” Patrick Henry was a man who stirred souls and whose dedication to individual liberty became the voice for thousands. In A Son of Thunder, Henry Mayer offers “a biography as [Patrick] Henry himself would have wanted it written—a readable style, informal, engaging, and entertaining” (Southern Historian). “This is history and biography at its best.” —Charleston Evening Post “A fine job of placing Henry’s idea of republican rectitude in context without ignoring the many ironies of his life as a mediator between the yeomanry and the elite.” —The New York Times Book Review “A narrative that eases the reader with seemingly effortless grace into the rough-and-tumble world of eighteenth-century Virginia. Patrick Henry, patriot, emerges . . . a lion of a man, proud, earnest, melancholy, eloquent. The biographer has done his job; one sets this book down having heard the lion’s roar and having felt the sorrow that he is no more.” —San Francisco Examiner
Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture and Immigration of Virginia
Author: Virginia. Dept. of Agriculture and Immigration
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1124
Book Description
A Catalogue of the College of William and Mary in Virginia
Author: College of William and Mary
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Album of Virginia
Author: Edward Beyer
Publisher: Library of Virginia
ISBN: 9780884900917
Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Virginia
ISBN: 9780884900917
Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A National Register of the Society, Sons of the American Revolution
Author: Sons of the American Revolution
Publisher: New York, Press of A. H. Kellogg
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 1360
Book Description
Publisher: New York, Press of A. H. Kellogg
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 1360
Book Description
N.W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual and Directory
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 1718
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 1718
Book Description
Sons of the Revolution in State of Virginia Quarterly Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Amherst County Virginia Heritage
Author:
Publisher: S. E. Grose
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Publisher: S. E. Grose
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description