Alpha Phi Alpha: A Legacy of Greatness, the Demands of Transcendence

By Michael A. Blake and Stefan M. Bradley

Book Overview

On December 4, 1906, on Cornell University's campus, seven black men founded one of the greatest and most enduring organizations in American history. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. has brought together and shaped such esteemed men as Martin Luther King Jr., Cornel West, Thurgood Marshall, Wes Moore, W. E. B. DuBois, Roland Martin, and Paul Robeson. "Born in the shadow of slavery and on the lap of disenfranchisement," Alpha Phi Alpha--like other black Greek-letter organ

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813169747
• ISBN13: 9780813169743
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up