A Chief Lieutenant of the Tuskegee Machine: Charles Banks of Mississippi / Edition 1

by David H. Jackson JR.

Overview

Charles Banks (1873-1923) was a key member of the so-called Tuskegee Machine, a national network of 'lieutenants' who served as Booker T. Washington's eyes and ears at the state and local levels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813032719
Publisher:	University Press of Florida
Publication date:	04/20/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

David H. Jackson Jr. is associate professor of history at Florida A&M University.

Table of Contents

List of Figures     ix
Preface     xi
The Early Life of Charles Banks: "Where I First Saw the First Light of Day"     1
History of Mound Bayou: "A Negro Metropolis"     25
Charles Banks, Booker T. Washington, and the Mound Bayou Connection     41
Leader, Organizer, and Promoter: "On My Job All the Time and Doing the Best That My Ability Will Allow"     59
The Business League: "Being Worked to the Limit"     90
Fund-Raiser for Negro Education: "Going Ahead Endeavoring to Meet the Conditions as Best We Can"     104
On Matters Political: "I See That 'Sambo' Is Left Out"     129
"Wizard" of Finance: "Never Running Away from Battle"     154
Mound Bayou Cotton Oil Mill: "The Largest and Most Serious Undertaking ... in the History of Our Race"     170
After Booker T. Washington: "A Tempest in the Teapot"     187
Conclusion: "The Most Public-Spirited Citizen in the History of Mississippi"     204
Abbreviations     217
Notes     219
Bibliography     259
Index     273