David A. Varel, "The Scholar and the Struggle: Lawrence Reddick's Crusade for Black History and Black Power" (UNC Press, 2020)

New Books in African American Studies · Jan 8, 2021 · 53m

One of the most notable African American intellectuals of his generation, Lawrence Reddick helped to spearhead the early Black history movement, served as the second curator of the Schomburg Library during the 1930s, guided the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during the Cold War, mentored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout his entire public life, and played a major role in the Black Studies movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. A lifelong Pan-Africanist, Reddick also fought for decolonization and Black self-determination alongside key Black diasporic politicians and…