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- John McCown was a black civil rights worker who achieved great political power and whose career, and life, ended in a swirl of controversy.
- About the Author: JOHN ROZIER was a native of Hancock County and served as director of Public Information Services at Emory University.
- 232 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
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John 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.
Eight years later, McCown's regime ended with his dramatic death and indictments against McCown and his associates on various charges of defrauding the government. Black Boss 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."About the Author
JOHN ROZIER was a native of Hancock County and served as director of Public Information Services at Emory University. He is also author of The Houses of Hancock, 1785-1865.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .61 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Number of Pages: 232
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: John Rozier
Language: English
Street Date: November 1, 2012
TCIN: 89184141
UPC: 9780820341095
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-9707
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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