Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement: A Biography

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Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement This page intentionally left blank randal maurice jelks Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement A Biography The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill © 2012 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Set in Minion Pro by codeMantra The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jelks, Randal Maurice, 1956– Benjamin Elijah Mays, schoolmaster of the movement : a biography / Randal Maurice Jelks. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8078-3536-4 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894–1984. 2. Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)—Presidents—Biography. 3. African American educators—Biography. 4. African Americans—Civil rights. I. Title. lc2851.m72j45 2012 378.0092—dc23 [b] 2011045258 16 15 14 13 12 5 4 3 2 1 For Mari Beth Johnson-Jelks, whose love, sacrifice, generosity, and friendship have been ours to share for more than three decades This page intentionally left blank ...