Vibert Leslie White
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[edit] General Information
Name: Vibert Leslie WhitePen Name: Vibert L. White
Born: 1958 in New York, New York
Website: N/A
Email: VLWHITE@UIS.EDU
[edit] Illinois Connection
White lives in Springfield, Illinois and is a professor at the University of Illinois, Springfield.
[edit] Biographical and Professional Information
White, Jr. is Associate Professor and Chair of the African-American Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Springfield. He has received international attention with his book Inside the Nation of Islam: A Historical and Personal Testimony of a Black Muslim. Many books have been written about the Nation of Islam, but few offer personal accounts of life within the Nation. White is no longer a member of the movement, but he draws upon his personal experience working with Louis Farrakhan to present the group's history and evolution. Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes wrote the forward to White's book.
[edit] Published Works
- Developing a "school" of civil rights lawyers: From the New Deal to the New Frontier, Unknown Binding, 1988
- Inside the Nation, A Personal and Historical Testimony of a Black Muslim, University of Florida Press, 2001
[edit] Titles for Purchase and at Your Library
Developing a "school" of civil rights lawyers: From the New Deal to the New FrontierISBN: B0007BS5R2 Release Date: 1988 |
 | Inside the Nation of Islam: A Historical and Personal Testimony by a Black MuslimISBN: 0813020824 Release Date: 2001-09-18 |
[edit] Literary Awards
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[edit] Speaking Engagements and Upcoming Appearances
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[edit] External Links
Vibert Leslie White on WorldCat
[edit] Editing
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Categories: Authors | Last Name W | Non-Fiction | Adult
