House of Diggs
The Rise and Fall of America's Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr.
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Drawing on extensive archival research, including Diggs’s rarely seen personal papers, FBI documents, and original interviews with family members and political associates, political scientist Dr. Marion Orr reveals that Diggs practiced a politics of strategic moderation.
Dr. Orr argues that this quiet approach was more effective than the militant race politics practiced by Adam Clayton Powell and more appealing than the conservative Chicago-style approach of William Dawson—two of Diggs’s better-known Black contemporaries.
Vividly written and deeply researched, _House of Diggs_ is the first biography of Congressman Charles C. Diggs Jr., one of the most consequential Black federal legislators in US history.
Congressman Diggs was a legislative lion whose unfortunate downfall punctuated his distinguished career and pushed him and his historic accomplishments out of sight.
Now, for the first time, _House of Diggs_ restores him to his much-deserved place in the history of American politics.
Dr. Orr argues that this quiet approach was more effective than the militant race politics practiced by Adam Clayton Powell and more appealing than the conservative Chicago-style approach of William Dawson—two of Diggs’s better-known Black contemporaries.
Vividly written and deeply researched, _House of Diggs_ is the first biography of Congressman Charles C. Diggs Jr., one of the most consequential Black federal legislators in US history.
Congressman Diggs was a legislative lion whose unfortunate downfall punctuated his distinguished career and pushed him and his historic accomplishments out of sight.
Now, for the first time, _House of Diggs_ restores him to his much-deserved place in the history of American politics.
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House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr.
