Ubuntu - George M. Houser and the Struggle for Peace and Freedom on Two Continents (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Ohio University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Sheila D. Collins
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	392
ISBN-13:	978-0-8214-2424-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship Books > History > World history > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-8214-2424-6
Barcode:	9780821424247

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