A Terrible Thing to Waste: Arthur Fletcher and the Conundrum of the Black Republican

by David Hamilton Golland

Book Overview

Arthur Fletcher (1924-2005) was the most important civil rights leader you've (probably) never heard of. The first black player for the Baltimore Colts, the father of affirmative action and adviser to four presidents, he coined the United Negro College Fund's motto: "A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste." Modern readers might be surprised to learn that Fletcher was also a Republican. Fletcher's story, told in full for the first time in this book, embodies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700627642
• ISBN13: 9780700627646
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"