Summary of Howell Raines's Silent Cavalry

Download or read book Summary of Howell Raines's Silent Cavalry written by Milkyway Media and published by Milkyway Media. This book was released on 2024-01-29 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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...