The Scholar and the Struggle: Lawrence Reddick's Crusade for Black History and Black Power
David A. Varel
University of North Carolina Press
Lawrence Reddick: notable African American intellectual, second curator of the Schomburg, colleague of Carter Woodson, mentor of Martin Luther King, Jr., among other accomplishments. Varel tells Reddick's story, reveals the many essential but under appreciated roles played by intellectuals in the Black freedom struggle, and connects the past to the present in powerful, unforgettable ways.