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They Too Call Alabama Home
African American Profiles 1800-1999
By Richard Bailey
Reviews
When one thinks of Alabama there can be no forgetting
about the heroic work conducted by African Americans in the fight for
freedom and quality. The role of Dr. Martin Luther King is well
documented. However, this book by Dr. Richard Bailey has given students,
scholars, and the general public a well-documented and carefully written
book about the role of African American in the turbulent history of
Alabama. This profound piece of history should be required reading for all
students, especially those entering the field of teaching. This book is a
must for public schools, libraries, churches, businesses, and certainly
colleges and universities.
Mervyn M. Dymally, Ph.D.
US Congressman (Ret.)
Former Chairman
Congressional Black Caucus
Richard Bailey’s superb book represents a literary
homecoming for Alabama’s African Americans. He effectively uses these
vignettes of validation to chronicle exploits of Alabama blacks who
struggled and overcame the chains of their circumstances. In short, this
historical work gives us a personality blue print of how the migration of
African Americans into and out of the state helped to make Alabama what it
is today and what it promises to be tomorrow.
Eddie (Ed.) Harbison
Georgia State Senator
This collection of profiles of over 400
African-Americans from Alabama is an enlightening work of history as well
as a valuable reference source. It is enlightening in revealing the
extraordinary impact of these Alabamians on state, national, and world
history. As a reference source, it provides convenient and easily readable
sketches of many historically important figures whose stories are not
always accessible. They Too Called Alabama Home reflects years of
research by Dr. Richard Bailey that builds on his earlier valuable work on
nineteenth-century African-American legislators in Alabama. It is a
welcome addition to our historical literature.
Edwin C. Bridges, Director
Alabama Department of Archives and History,
Montgomery
Richard Bailey has done it again! After helping to fill
the gap in historical literature on African American officeholders during
Alabama's Reconstruction era, he has now gone a great leap further in his
latest book and has rescued 'from oblivion' not only politicians, but
Afro-Alabamians who distinguished themselves in a variety of professional
areas. The breadth of coverage, from just prior to statehood to the end of
the twentieth century, will make this work extremely useful to researchers
and immensely valuable to general readers. Ancient Rome has its Pliny, but
Afro-Alabama has its Bailey, and the history of the state is better
because of him.
Dr. Amilcar Shabazz, Asst. Prof.
Department of American Studies
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
This new work by Dr. Richard Bailey is a valuable
compendium of Alabama-related African Americans who have been pioneers and
key contributors to the culture and history of Alabama. If this nation is
to be the true exemplar and leader of global democracy, it must become "a
more perfect union" among other things, by encouraging publication and
reading of more books by historians such as Richard Bailey and other
minority researchers.
The Rev, G. Murray Branch, D.D.
Former Pastor of the Dexter Avenue
King Memorial Baptist Church, Montgomery
I do not know of any other reading that gives a more
concise account of our ancestors through the Reconstruction era in the
south. Dr. Bailey knows his subject and provides us with a valuable
resource of his knowledge.
Sheyanne Webb Christburg, co-author
Selma Lord Selma
They Too Call Alabama Home: African American Profiles
1800-1998 by professional historian and scholar
Dr. Richard Bailey offers a long-overdue examination of the contributions
to American life made by more than 400 individuals, all of whom have ties
to Alabama. Members of this diverse group impacted education, religion,
civil rights, business, sports, entertainment, music, politics, and the
military. A readable work, They Too Call Alabama home is a valuable
resource to anyone seeking a more complete understanding of American
history and culture.
Kathie Farnell
Radio and Television Producer, Montgomery
Co-producer, radio documentary
Remembering Slavery
In this book Dr. Richard Bailey has presented in a very
effective and illuminating way the lives and work of noteworthy
African-American Alabamians. It fills a much-needed void in Alabama’s
history.
Wilson Fallin Jr, PhD
University of Montevallo
Richard Bailey’s book is a masterful example of
research and writing, a remarkable historical preservation documentation
of occupational endeavors of African Americans who made their marks in
history.
Louretta C. Wimberly, Chairperson
Black Heritage Council
Alabama Historical Commission
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They Too Call Alabama Home African American Profiles,
1800–1999
Reference: 503 pages, 193 photographs, 13 appendices, 2 lists
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