{"product_id":"9780813080857","title":"Leading Figures in the History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.: Volume 2","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHighlighting 21 members of this illustrious historically Black fraternity  \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOmega\n Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., was founded in 1911 at Howard University to \ncultivate and nurture a generation of leaders who would work toward \nracial uplift and influence American society. In an unprecedented two \nvolumes, Judson Jeffries brings together original works on 21 of the \nfraternity’s accomplished and influential members. Written by a diverse \ngroup of scholars, these profiles highlight the national importance of \nthese figures in their chosen fields of endeavor as well as the enormous\n impact of this great fraternity.            \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 2\n discusses Brigadier General Charles Young; artist and activist Charlotte \"Lottie\" Wilson, affectionately considered the fraternity's lone female member; modern civil \nrights activists T.R.M. Howard, Bayard Rustin, Lawrence Guyot, Jesse L. \nJackson, and Emory O. Jackson; and scholars Lewis V. Baldwin, Asa Grant \nHilliard III, and Benjamin E. Mays. Jeffries concludes by celebrating \nthe recent rise in scholarship that draws attention to the fraternities \nand sororities that have connected other Black trailblazers such as \nthese.               \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding both widely recognized and\n little—known individuals and featuring people who were on the front \nlines of the struggle for racial equality and those whose work \ntook place behind the scenes, these volumes show the contributions of \nBlack leaders in the areas of science, civil rights, athletics, the \narts, the military, politics, education, and more. \u003cem\u003eLeading Figures in the History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.\u003c\/em\u003e\n is a testament to the significance of Black Greek—letter organizations,\n whose members have made history through lives of struggle, \naccomplishment, triumph, and uplift.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n Judson L. Jeffries | Qiana M. Cutts | Francis V. Gourrier, Jr. | Dereck\n J. Rovaris | Kyle Brooks | Brian G. Shellum | Kimberly Mangun | Cynthia\n Hawkins | William J. Southerland | Raymond Sommerville | Jeaninne D. \nWallace \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43246432288829,"sku":"9780813080857","price":38.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780813080857_p0.jpg?v=1780478944","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780813080857","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}