Allan H Spear

Crossing the Barriers

The Autobiography of Allan H. Spear

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Produktbeschreibung

The memoirs of a prominent Minnesota politician and one of the country's first openly gay elected officials.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Minnesota Press
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 163mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 794g
• ISBN-13: 9780816670406
• ISBN-10: 0816670404
• Artikelnr.: 30519925

Autorenporträt

Allan H. Spear (1937-2008) was a historian at the University of Minnesota and the author of the groundbreaking book Black Chicago. A native of Michigan City, Indiana, he served nearly thirty years in the Minnesota Senate. Barney Frank is the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's Fourth Congressional District. John Milton was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1972 and 1976 where he was a colleague of Allan Spear.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Foreword Barney Frank 1. A Difficult Child
1937-1954 2. Bright College Years
1954-1958 3. Discovering the African American Past-and Present
1958-1964 4. Becoming a Minnesotan
1964-1967 5. Love
War
and Politics
1967-1969 6. Campus and Community
1969-1972 7. The Turning Point: Coming Out and Getting In
1972 8. Entering the Senate and Leaving the Closet
1973-1974 9. The First Struggle for Gay Rights
1975-1978 10. Settling into a Legislative Career
1978-1982 11. A New District
a New Partnership
and New Responsibilities
1982-1988 Afterword John Milton Index