Publisher's Synopsis
The book ""Patrick J. Healy"" by Elbert Hubbard is a biography of the first African-American president of a predominantly white college in the United States. Patrick J. Healy was born into slavery but went on to become a Jesuit priest and a scholar, earning a PhD from a prestigious university in Europe. He then served as the president of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. for over 20 years, during which time he transformed the institution into a respected center of higher education. The book explores Healy's life and achievements, as well as the challenges he faced as a black man in a predominantly white society. Through interviews with Healy's colleagues, friends, and family members, as well as archival research, Hubbard provides a detailed and insightful portrait of this remarkable figure in American history.THIS 24 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Olympians: Elbert Hubbard's Selected Writings Part 2, by Elbert Hubbard. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766103889.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
