They Said I Couldn't Do It John Mercer Langston, Young Black Lawyer in a White Man's World - Freedom

'Black boys don't need schoolin', ' said the orphan's guardian. It's 1843, Ohio. Blacks can't vote, have almost no rights, and as for going to school! What's the point? But John Mercer Langston yearns to learn. His heart is set on attending college.His illiterate older brother finally relents. John enrolls at Oberlin, the most radical college in Ohio. But what can he do with that education? Be a lawyer? Ridiculous! Law schools slam their doors in his face. And anyway, who would hire a black man? John and his town are a great match―fighters against ignorance, injustice, and racial persecution. Oberlin is an abolitionist town. Supports runaways. Prevents captures. Rescues captives. Has many conductors and safe houses on the Underground Railroad. Their actions bring danger from the highest in the land. A David and Goliath battle of wills erupts when John and his tiny town defy the hated Fugitive Slave Act. Legal battles rage. For ten months, September 1858 to July 1859, they remain front-page news across the nation. Over time, John Mercer Langston has faded into the folds of history. It's time to honor him again. Grab your copy now to discover inspirational John Mercer Langston's first thirty years, and help him take back his rightful place in American history as one of the two most outstanding black leaders of his century.

ISBN:	9780473600600
Publisher:	Robyn Pearce Corporation
Imprint:	Getting a Grip Publishing
Published date:	27 Jul 2022
Language:	English
Number of pages:	234
Weight:	299g
Height:	216mm
Width:	140mm
Spine width:	13mm

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