The Sage of Tawawa: Reverdy Cassius Ransom, 1861-1959 [Hardcover]

Annetta Louise Gomez-Jefferson (Author)

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Publication Date: January 2003 | ISBN-10: 0873387481 | ISBN-13: 978-0873387484

In The Sage of Tawawa, Annetta L. Gomez-Jefferson offers Ransom as a symbol of an era and a larger movement and recalls him to be a man of deep faith and conviction. Educated at Wilberforce University in Ohio (after losing his scholarship from Oberlin College for protesting the segregation of the campus dining halls), Reverdy Cassius Ransom worked with and for the African Methodist Episcopal Church. His duties saw him run for Congress, be elected bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, serve as editor of the A.M.E. Church Review, and serve as church historiographer. In July 1941, Ransom received a letter from President Roosevelt appointing him to the Volunteer Participation Committee in the Office of Civilian Defense.

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• Hardcover: 325 pages
• Publisher: Kent State Univ Pr (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873387481
• ISBN-13: 978-0873387484
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,601,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rich History, Outstanding Book, August 29, 2008

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Outstanding book. This is a well written biography about a compelling person. Reverdy Ransom was one of the most significant religious and social leaders of the 20th Century and Annetta Gomez-Jefferson does an excellent job of telling his story. Her historical as well as her personal perspective on the subject brings a richness to this biography that few others could have achieved.