America's First Black Socialist: The Radical Life of Peter H. Clark - Hardcover

by Nikki M. Taylor (Author)

In pursuit of his foremost goal, full and equal citizenship for African Americans, Peter Humphries Clark (1829-1925) defied easy classification. He was, at various times, the country's first black socialist, a loyal supporter of the Republican Party, and an advocate for the Democrats. A pioneer educational activist, Clark led the fight for African Americans' access to Ohio's public schools and became the first black principal in the state. He supported all-black schools and staunchly defended th

Author Biography

Nikki M. Taylor, associate professor of History at the University of Cincinnati, is author of Frontiers of Freedom: Cincinnati's Black Community, 1802--1868, and coauthor of A History of African Americans.