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Untold Glory offers a fresh perspective on one of the mostfundamental elements of American history—the conquest of newfrontiers. In twenty-seven fascinating first-person accounts,African Americans from different eras, backgrounds, and occupationsexplore and reflect on the meaning of frontier, both literally andmetaphorically.
This collection chronicles the search for freedom and opportunityand the achievement of success in a wide variety of fields. Thecontributors all pushed beyond self-imposed or culturally enforcedboundaries to pursue their dreams and ambitions. They include MarkDean, an IBM vice president and member of the Inventors Hall ofFame, who holds three of the original patents upon which thepersonal computer is based; the civil-rights attorney Oliver W.Hill, one of the architects of the Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court case; the classical pianist and museum founderJosephine Love; and L. Douglas Wilder, the grandson of slaves whobecame the first African American governor of Virginia.
This collection chronicles the search for freedom and opportunityand the achievement of success in a wide variety of fields. Thecontributors all pushed beyond self-imposed or culturally enforcedboundaries to pursue their dreams and ambitions. They include MarkDean, an IBM vice president and member of the Inventors Hall ofFame, who holds three of the original patents upon which thepersonal computer is based; the civil-rights attorney Oliver W.Hill, one of the architects of the Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court case; the classical pianist and museum founderJosephine Love; and L. Douglas Wilder, the grandson of slaves whobecame the first African American governor of Virginia.