NORVEL: An American Hero - Couverture souple

Conklin, Kenneth F

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1734480726 ISBN 13 : 9781734480726

Editeur : Kenneth F. Conklin LLC, 2021

Synopsis

One man’s quiet defiance lit a path from a Jim Crow railcar to the pinnacle of sport and the front lines of American justice.

On a crisp September morning in 1948, Norvel Lee—Howard University student, U.S. Olympic athlete, and son of the Blue Ridge Mountains—took a seat he was told he could not have. His arrest on a segregated Virginia train set in motion a courtroom battle that would reach the state’s highest court and etch his name into civil rights history. From a childhood shaped by a hardscrabble, close-knit Black community and the iron grip of Jim Crow, Norvel forged himself in the crucibles of wartime service with the Tuskegee-trained Air Corps, the discipline of the boxing ring, and the halls of higher learning where his stutter met his will. He rose from limited classrooms to national AAU heavyweight champion, from a segregated unit in the South Pacific to the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games, where his resolve turned into an American milestone.

Told with the texture of lived experience and the cadence of a life hard-earned, Norvel’s journey unfolds across decades of change: his marriage to Leslie Jackson and their steadfast partnership, his Howard University degrees and advanced scholarship, and a calling to teach, mentor, and lead that shaped generations in Washington, D.C. As a senior officer in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and a pillar in his community, he transformed private integrity into public impact—proving that courage is not a single act but a lifetime of choosing to stand. Meticulously researched and deeply human, Norvel: An American Hero is a sweeping true story of perseverance, principle, and the everyday bravery that bends history toward justice.

For readers who love the moral force and narrative drive of Taylor Branch, Isabel Wilkerson, and David Maraniss.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ken Conklin, a native of Los Angeles, lives in southwestern Virginia. He was awarded a 2022 Kegley Preservation Award by the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation for bringing the extraordinary life of Norvel Lee to the public's attention in his debut book: NORVEL: An American Hero. NORVEL was also a Finalist in the 2021 Next Generation Book Awards. His essays have been published in the Roanoke Times and other publications such as the Victoria Advocate, Easy Reader, and Microwave Journal. A collection of his poems are published in The Zen of Ken.Although always a writer, he made his living in the technology industry as a business development and general management executive. In those roles he had the opportunity to travel throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. The experiences from those travels inform his writing. Aside from working on his next book, Ken and his wife enjoy spending time with their family and friends, going to live music events, golfing, and hiking the beautiful trails of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Ken continues, however, to root for the Los Angeles Dodgers.Ken is a member of The Authors Guild and The Poet Society of Virginia.To learn more go to his website at www.kennethfconklin.com

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kenneth F. Conklin LLC
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1734480726
• ISBN 13: 9781734480726
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
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