Howard Kester

And The Struggle For Social Justice In The South 1904-1977

BY ROBERT FRANCIS MARTIN

Brief Description:
Born in Virginia in 1904, Howard Kester was raised by his father, a merchant tailor and Klansman, and his religious mother. On a trip to Poland as a college student he saw a connection between the treatment of the Jews there and the treatment of minorities in America. His experience led him to become an activist and organizer, helping to start the Southern Tenant Farmers Union (STFU) in 1934, and to working with many groups on racial equality. His work was inspired by a combination of radical Christianity, Niebuhr's social gospel, and elements of Marxism (although he remained opposed to communism).

University Press of Virginia 1991 200 PP. Cloth

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