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Book Review: Fredrick L. Mcghee: A Life on the Color Line, 1861-1912, by Paul D. Nelson

58 Minnesota History, Vol. 56, p. 188, 2002

William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper

3 Pages Posted: 20 Jan 2011

See all articles by Ann Juergens

Ann Juergens

William Mitchell College of Law; Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Date Written: 2002

Abstract

This article favorably reviews a book about African American lawyer Fredrick L. McGhee. The book is dense with facts gleaned from newspapers, government documents - court files, death certificates, census records - and other sources. Occasionally the data clouds the figure of McGhee the man. Nelson skillfully pieces bits of fact together for a portrait of a thoughtful and outspoken public activist for justice. This finely researched book gives a satisfying account of McGhee and his milieu, even as it leaves the reader with mysteries to ponder.

Keywords: Book Review, Race, Civil Rights, Black Lawyers, African American Lawyers

Suggested Citation

Juergens, Ann and Juergens, Ann, Book Review: Fredrick L. Mcghee: A Life on the Color Line, 1861-1912, by Paul D. Nelson (2002). 58 Minnesota History, Vol. 56, p. 188, 2002, William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1743666

Ann Juergens (Contact Author)

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St. Paul, MN 55105-3076
United States

William Mitchell College of Law ( email )

875 Summit Ave
St. Paul, MN 55105-3076
United States

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