{"product_id":"black-boss-political-revolution-in-a-georgia-county-paperback","title":"Black Boss: Political Revolution in a Georgia County - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Rozier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn McCown was a black civil rights worker who achieved great political power and whose career, and life, ended in a swirl of controversy. In 1968, Georgia's Hancock County became the first county in the United States since Reconstruction to come under black political control, in large part because of the charismatic leadership of McCown, who secured millions in grants from the Office of Economic Opportunity, the Ford Foundation, and the East Central Committee for Opportunity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEight years later, McCown's regime ended with his dramatic death and indictments against McCown and his associates on various charges of defrauding the government. \u003ci\u003eBlack Boss\u003c\/i\u003e details the rise and fall of McCown and the continuing effects of his abuse of power on the people of Hancock County. It is a story that Rozier says shows \"the good and evil that dwell in us all.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN ROZIER was a native of Hancock County and served as director of Public Information Services at Emory University. He is also author of \u003ci\u003eThe Houses of Hancock, 1785-1865\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43152954785855,"sku":"9780820341095","price":64.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/black-boss-political-revolution-in-a-georgia-county-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}