Author: Raymond Smock

From the time of his famous Atlanta address in 1895 until his death in 1915, Booker T. Washington was the preeminent African-American educator and race leader. But to historians and biographers of th …

Much of this nation’s political life and public policy have been shaped by a handful of powerful people-the leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives. Masters of the House identifies enduring patt …

Much of this nation’s political life and public policy have been shaped by a handful of powerful people-the leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives. Masters of the House identifies enduring patt …