Lugenia Burns Hope, Black Southern Reformer
Author | : Jacqueline Anne Rouse |
Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780820323862 |
ISBN-13 | : 0820323861 |
Rating | : 4/5 (861 Downloads) |
Download or read book Lugenia Burns Hope, Black Southern Reformer written by Jacqueline Anne Rouse and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the turn of the century until her death in 1947, Lugenia Burns Hope worked to promote black equality--in Atlanta as the wife of John Hope, president of both Morehouse College and Atlanta University, and on a national level in her discussions with such influential leaders as W.E.B. Du Bois and Jessie Daniel Ames. Highlighting the life of the zealous reformer, Jacqueline Anne Rouse offers a portrait of a seemingly tireless woman who worked to build the future of her race.