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Black Maverick: T. R. M. Howard's Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power (New Black Studies Series) Hardcover – April 8, 2009

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In whatever role he chose--civil rights leader, wealthy entrepreneur, or unconventional surgeon--Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard (1908-76) was always close to controversy. One of the leading renaissance men of twentieth century black history, Howard successfully organized a grassroots boycott against Jim Crow in the 1950s. Well known for his benevolence, fun-loving lifestyle, and fabulous parties attended by such celebrities as Jesse Owens and Jackie Robinson, he could also be difficult to work with when he let his boundless ego get the best of him. A trained medical doctor, he kept the secrets of the white elite, and although married to one woman for forty years, he had many personal peccadilloes. But T. R. M. Howard's impressive accomplishments and abilities vastly outshone his personal flaws and foibles. He was a dynamic civil rights pioneer and promoter of self-help and business enterprise among blacks.

With this remarkable biography, David T. Beito and Linda Royster Beito secure Howard's rightful place in African American history. Drawing from dozens of interviews with Howard's friends and contemporaries, as well as FBI files, court documents, and private papers, the authors present a fittingly vibrant portrait of a complicated leader, iconoclastic businessman, and tireless activist.

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336 pages
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English
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University of Illinois Press
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April 8, 2009
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6.25 x 1 x 9 inches
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0252034201
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978-0252034206
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"[A] captivating and vividly detailed new biography . . . . With Black Maverick, T.R.M. Howard’s achievements have finally received the attention they deserve."--Reason

"[Howard] was in fact one of the most effective black civil rights leaders of his generation and a key figure in bringing civil rights to Mississippi and empowering black voters in Chicago.”--Harper's Online

"An admirable biography of this flamboyant and sometimes reckless personality. . . . Recommended."--Choice

"Well researched, clearly written, and judiciously argued."--The Journal of American History

About the Author

David T. Beito is a professor of history at the University of Alabama and a coeditor of The Voluntary City: Choice, Community, and Civil Society.Linda Royster Beito is an associate professor and chair of social sciences at Stillman College and the author of Leadership Effectiveness in Community Policing.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Illinois Press; First Edition (April 8, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0252034201
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0252034206
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9 inches

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- #2,945 in Black & African American Biographies
- #3,846 in African American Demographic Studies (Books)
- #17,099 in U.S. State & Local History

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David T. Beito is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and Professor of History at the University of Alabama. He received his Ph.D. in history at the University of Wisconsin, and he is the recipient of the Ellis Hawley Prize. Professor Beito is the author of Taxpayers in Revolt: Tax Resistance during the Great Depression, From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social Services, 1890-1967, and T.R.M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, and Civil Rights Pioneer (with Linda Royster Beito).

Former President of the Alabama Scholars Association and Chair of the Alabama State Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, Professor Beito is the Founder of the “Liberty and Power” blog at the History News Network.

An urban and social historian, Professor Beito has published in the Journal of Southern History, Journal of Policy History, Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Journal of Urban History, The Independent Review, Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, Journal of Firearms and Public Policy, and other scholarly journals. And, his popular articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Perspectives, History News Network, National Review, Reason, and elsewhere.

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Firestarter

Makes me wonder...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 8, 2014

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I love this book. It was interesting to read.

On one hand, I admire T.R.M. Howard. He was a smart and successful scholar, doctor and entrepreneur. On another hand, he was a detestable figure who fathered several out of wedlock children by several different women while married. While he financially supported said children it is apparent that he never bothered to cultivate any type of relationship with most of his children. The author makes it seem that this was largely due to his wife, but I highly doubt that to be true. This man was quite selfish. If he wanted a relationship with his children he certainly could have had one despite being married to a woman he repeatedly disrespected.

On another note, this book mentions several notable black men in Mississippi during the Jim Crow era. These men were later discovered to be spies for the white supremacy government running the state. Given this reality, the role they play in this book and in T.R.M's life has a new and startling context.

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LaughingLion

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 23, 2012

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Excellent piece of history. The writers are to be commended in the strongest possible terms. Dr Howard was a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement, and no one seems to talk about him. He was a mentor to both Martin Luther King Jr, and Rosa Parks. He provided the safe house and planning grounds during the Emmett Till trial, and was just one of a kind.

The book doesn't focus exclusively on Dr Howard, it also gives you invaluable context on where and when he grew up.

This is a book everyone interested in history, biography, the civil rights era or just good writing should own.

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Nana Banana

but was so glad to find this book that introduces him to me ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 30, 2017

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Howard was my Dad's first cousin. I never met him, but was so glad to find this book that introduces him to me and gives a glimpse TRM' Howard's life.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 20, 2015

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Great copy, thank you!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 30, 2009

The story of T.R.M. Howard sheds light on many issues neglected by historians. Entrepreneurship and mutual aid played large roles in African American economic and political progress in the years before the success of the civil rights movement. Yet these essential component of African American progress has been neglected by historians in favor, for example, of organizing attempts by outsiders, including certain left-wing CIO unions and the Communist Party.

Moreover, Howard's story reflects a time when the civil rights movement was a beacon of liberty in the oppressive Jim Crow South. The harassment and threats suffered by Howard remind us that the movement's original goal was to overthrow authoritarian regimes, in this case state and local governments, that denied liberty to their black citizens and collaborated with terrorist groups such as the KKK. Even--perhaps especially--the most successful, productive members of the African American community such as Howard were targeted by both government and private violence. Unfortunately, modern historians interpret the civil rights movement in large part as a struggle to get the government to do something for African Americans. Howard is the type of hero who reminds readers that eternal vigilance against oppressive government is the price of liberty.

Finally, Howard's story reminds readers that property rights and entrepreneurial liberty are an essential component of liberty. Without his substantial economic base, Howard could never have withstood attempts to silence him. Even the most repressive governments for African Americans, such as Mississippi, allowed some room for civil society, including the ability to acquire property and to form religious and charitable institutions. From these institutions of civil society arose leaders such as Howard, who collectively eventually proved to be Jim Crow=s undoing.

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T. Preston

A More Complete History

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 18, 2009

At the turn of the century Booker T. Washington argued that the first step necessary in achieving equality for Blacks involved institution building. In a way the story of T.R.M. Howard is a vindication of that assertion. Howard's association with institutions such as The Knights of Tabor and the wealth created by his own business organizations proved essential in advancing the cause of civil rights.

With Black Maverick: "T.R.M. Howard's Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power" David and Linda Royster Beito have done much to remedy the historical neglect of this giant of the early Civil Rights Movement. Their well written and well researched biography reveals the vital role Howard played in the events surrounding the death of Emmett Till, an incident many consider a crucial galvanizing point in the modern drive for black equality. They also describe the importance of Howard's Regional Council of Negro Leadership (RCNL) as the largest body, at the time, working for civil rights in Mississippi.

Despite his essential efforts in the early organizing and publicizing of the movement as well as his role as mentor to such people as Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer and Jesse Jackson Howard is rarely mentioned in the pantheon of Civil rights heroes. His primary identity as an entrepreneur and his later association with the Republican Party do not fit most historians' idea of a civil rights leader and so he has been discounted. However, anyone who wishes to have a complete knowledge of the struggle for equality in our history needs to read this excellent book.

Keith Halderman

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