Description: After Reconstruction, African Americans found themselves largely excluded from politics, higher education, and the professions. Martin Kilson explores how a modern African American intelligentsia developed amid institutionalized racism. He argues passionately for an ongoing commitment to communitarian leadership in the tradition of Du Bois.
Brief description: Martin Kilson (1931-2019) was Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government, Emeritus, at Harvard University.
Review Quotes: A sweeping yet provocative account of the history of the African American intellectual elite.--Touré F. Reed "Journal of American History" (6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM)