Summary of Howell Raines's Silent Cavalry
Author | : Milkyway Media |
Publisher | : Milkyway Media |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2024-01-29 |
ISBN-10 | : |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Get the Summary of Howell Raines's Silent Cavalry in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Howell Raines's "Silent Cavalry" delves into the author's upbringing in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, and his family's political evolution from Democrats to Republicans. Raines inherited a name that symbolized urbanization and a contrarian view of Confederate history, influenced by his grandmother's stories and Birmingham's industrial focus. His parents, embodying Christian humanism, raised him without racial prejudice, a stance reinforced by their Black housekeeper, Gradystein Williams, who shared the realities of Black life with Raines...