James Milton Turner and the Promise of America

Tells the story of James Milton Turner, Missouri's most prominent nineteenth-century African American political figure. A self-taught lawyer, Turner earned a statewide reputation and wielded power far out of proportion to Missouri's relatively small black population.

James Milton Turner, cea mai proeminenta figura politica afro-americana din secolul al XIX-lea, poseda o credinta profunda in America. Razboiul civil, credea el, a curatat tara de pacatele sale si a permis tarii sa-si dea seama de ceea ce fusese intotdeauna promisiunea sa: crearea unui mediu social si politic in care merita, nu rasa, conta.