Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement: A Biography

摘要: In this first full-length biography of Benjamin Mays (1894-1984), Randal Maurice Jelks chronicles the life man Martin Luther King Jr. called his "spiritual and intellectual father." Dean Howard University School Religion, president Morehouse College, mentor to influential black leaders, had a profound impact on education leadership church generation activists, policymakers, educators. argues that Mays's ability connect message Christianity with responsibility challenge injustice prepared for its pivotal role in civil rights movement. From humble origins Epworth, South Carolina, through doctoral education, work institutions such as National Urban League, NAACP, national YMCA movement, significant career academia, creates rich portrait man, teacher, scholar. "Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster Movement" is powerful portrayal one man's faith, thought, mentorship bringing American apartheid an end.