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Author Baime, A. J. (Albert J.), author.

Title White lies : the double life of Walter F. White and America's darkest secret / A. J. Baime.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  BIOG. WHITE, W.    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  B WHITE    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  BIOGRAPHY WHITE    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  303 BAIME    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  323.092 BAI    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  323.092 BAI    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  BIO WHITE    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  B WHITE, WALTER F.    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Biography  B WHITE    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - NEW Adult Biography  B-WHITE BAI    Check Shelf

Description xiii, 384 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-367) and index.
Summary "Walter F. White led two lives: one as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and the NAACP in the early twentieth century; the other as a white newspaperman who covered lynching crimes in the Deep South at the blazing height of racial violence. Born mixed race and with very fair skin and straight hair, White was able to "pass" for white. He leveraged this ambiguity as a reporter, bringing to light the darkest crimes in America and helping to plant the seeds of the civil rights movement. White's risky career led him to lead a double life. He was simultaneously a second-class citizen subject to Jim Crow laws at home and a widely respected professional with full access to the white world at work. His life was fraught with internal and external conflict--much like the story of race in America. Starting out as an obscure activist, White ultimately became Black America's most prominent leader. A character study of White's life and career with all these complexities has never been rendered, until now."--Amazon.
Subject White, Walter, 1893-1955.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- Biography.
African American civil rights workers -- Biography.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Genre/Form Biographies.
ISBN 0358447755 (hardcover)
9780358447757 (hardcover)
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