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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a decisive American life--and a first rate biography
Ella Baker must be the most underrated figure in U.S. history. There are plenty of Presidents who have done less to shape their own times than Ella Baker. She decisively shaped two of the most important national civil rights organizations--the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference--and was the single...
Published on May 28, 2003 by Timothy B. Tyson
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Why so dry?
One would think that it would be easy to make the biography of such an amazing person interesting. As a pleasure read this book is difficult because it is very dry. However, if you are doing research, I would recommend this book because it is full of details.
Published on November 25, 2008 by tc
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a decisive American life--and a first rate biography,
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This review is from: Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Hardcover)
Ella Baker must be the most underrated figure in U.S. history. There are plenty of Presidents who have done less to shape their own times than Ella Baker. She decisively shaped two of the most important national civil rights organizations--the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference--and was the single most decisive figure in a third--the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Only Martin Luther King Jr. can be considered a rival in importance to the African American freedom movement, and yet most Americans have never even heard of Ella Baker. This exhaustively researched and well written biography should go a long way toward filling that gap.This is a thoughful, analytical, and well-told story about a uniquely important American political life. It is a work of central importance in United States history and especially the history of the African American freedom movement. It is a cutting edge work of black women's history, too. I plan to buy a stack of them for Christmas presents, and to assign this book to my students for many years to come.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Phenomenal book about a phenomenal woman,
By Doctoral candidate (Tuscaloosa, AL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Gender and American Culture) (Paperback)
Dr. Ransby provides a well-structured and insightful biography of one of the most important, yet least well-known, leaders of the civil rights movement in the United States. This book is strongly recommended for any student of modern U.S. history.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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More pieces of the puzszle,
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This review is from: Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Gender and American Culture) (Paperback)
This was a great book. Ella Baker was ahead of het time.This is a great read if you like the history of the civil right movement.Ms. Baker I hope to meet you in heaven.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Why so dry?,
By tc (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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One would think that it would be easy to make the biography of such an amazing person interesting. As a pleasure read this book is difficult because it is very dry. However, if you are doing research, I would recommend this book because it is full of details.
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