Jerald podair biography of martin luther

  • Professor of History and Robert S. French Professor of American Studies, Lawrence University.
  • He was a major influence on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolent direct action, which led to the strategy that changed the course of American race.
  • At a time when many glorify strongman politicians or imperious CEOs, King offers a different kind of role model for a leader, says Jerald Podair.

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    Bib ID:
    4561127
    Format:
    Book
    Author:
    Podair, Jerald E., 1953-
    Description:
    • Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Pub., c2009
    • xiii, 173 p. : ill., port. ; 24 cm.
    ISBN:
    Series:
    African American history series
    Summary:

    "In Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer, Jerald Podair examines the life and career of a man who shaped virtually every aspect of the modern civil rights movement as a theorist, strategist, and spokesman. Podair begins by covering the period from Rustin's 1912 birth in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to his 1946 release from federal prison, where he served over two years for draft evasion. After his release, Rustin threw himself into work on behalf of pacifism and racial integration, two goals that, at this stage of his career, fit together almost seamlessly. Podair goes on to examine Rustin's role as the main organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, the most important civil rights demonstration in American history. He was a major influence

  • jerald podair biography of martin luther

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    This, of course, is good advice for any biographer, and I tried to follow it. But it was not easy, because Bayard Rustin was America’s signature radical voice during the 20th century, and yes, I believe those voices includes that of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., whom Rustin trained and mentored.

    His vision of nonviolence was breathtakingly broad. He was a civil rights activist, a labor unionist, a socialist, a pacifist and, later in life, a gay rights advocate.

    Today, scholars would call Rustin an intersectionalist, a man who understood the complex effects of multiple forms of discrimination, including racism, sexism and classism.

    Early days and activism

    Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, on March 17, 1912, Rustin was one of 12 children raised by their grandparents. It is believed that his devotion to civil rights was formed by his grandmother, whose work with the NAACP resulted in leaders of the Black community, such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Mary McLeod Bethune, visiting the

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    JERALD PODAIR

    Lawrence University

    711 E. Boldt Way SPC 19

    Appleton, WI 54911-5699

    Department of History

    319 Main Hall

          2700 Beechwood Court

    Appleton WI 54911

    920-831-0350

    CURRENT POSITION:

    Professor of History and Robert S. French Professor of American Studies, Lawrence University.

    EDUCATION:

    Princeton University, Ph.D., 1997.

    Dissertation: “ Like Strangers: Blacks, Whites, and New York City’s Ocean Hill   –Brownsville Crisis, 1945-1980”

    Study of race relations in post-World War II New York City, built around Ocean Hill-Brownsville school decentralization crisis of 1968.

    Winner, 1998 Allan Nevins Prize, awarded bygd the samhälle of American Historians.

    Dissertation Advisers: Alan Brinkley and James McPherson.

    Princeton University, M.A., 1991.

    Columbia University lag School, J.D., 1977.

    New York University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1974.

    PRIOR EMPLOYMENT:

    Chair, Department of History, Lawrence University, 2008-2010.

    Associate Professor of History, Lawren