To Reach the Nation's Ear: A History of African American Public Speaking

by Richard Leeman

Throughout much of American history, African Americans have been denied easy access to most of the traditional modes of effective reform, such as newspapers, legislative assemblies, unions and political parties. Public speaking has thus been one of the most critically important means by which leaders and individuals have reached an audience, enacted or prevented change, and created community. Dating from the earliest days of American history, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538112310
• ISBN13: 9781538112311
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"