{"product_id":"james-hudson-forgotten-forerunner-in-the-crusade-for-civil-rights-paperback","title":"James Hudson: Forgotten Forerunner in the Crusade for Civil Rights - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Omar Rivers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant philosopher and his\u003cbr\u003einfluence on the rise of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile intellectual histories of the civil rights movement often \u003cbr\u003ecenter Martin Luther King Jr.'s writings, author Larry Omar Rivers \u003cbr\u003eargues that this approach leaves out the scholar-activists who set the \u003cbr\u003epath for King. In this volume, Rivers tells the mostly unknown story of \u003cbr\u003eJames Hudson (1903-1980), a Black philosopher, Florida A\u0026amp;M \u003cbr\u003eUniversity professor, activist, and religious leader whose philosophical\u003cbr\u003e contributions laid a key piece of the groundwork for the emergence of \u003cbr\u003ethe Civil Rights Movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on little-used primary\u003cbr\u003e source documents and original interviews with people who knew Hudson \u003cbr\u003ewell, Rivers examines how Hudson's training at Morehouse College, \u003cbr\u003eColgate-Rochester Divinity School, and Boston University shaped his \u003cbr\u003eapproach to scholar-activism, including his decision to become a \u003cbr\u003ePersonalist philosopher. As Rivers shows, Hudson crafted an influential \u003cbr\u003ephilosophy of life--a blend of Socratic inquiry, moral imagination, \u003cbr\u003eAfrican American spirituality, and Gandhian nonviolence--that became an \u003cbr\u003eessential foundation for the rise of King, another Personalist \u003cbr\u003ephilosopher. The book also sheds new light on the connections between \u003cbr\u003ethe 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and the lesser-known 1956 Tallahassee \u003cbr\u003eBus Boycott, which together helped spark the formation of the Southern \u003cbr\u003eChristian Leadership Conference. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cbr\u003elong-overdue biography is not only an insightful exploration of the \u003cbr\u003eintellectual and activist landscape of the Black community from the \u003cbr\u003e1930s to the 1960s but also the story of an unsung hero and his \u003cbr\u003einvolvement with important scholarly communities that influenced the \u003cbr\u003etrajectory of the Civil Rights Movement. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities\u003cbr\u003ethrough the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the\u003cbr\u003eHumanities.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52633932398899,"sku":"9780813080642","price":63.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/LdcNV-RL3V9780813080642.webp?v=1762235658","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/james-hudson-forgotten-forerunner-in-the-crusade-for-civil-rights-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}