{"product_id":"the-recovered-life-of-isaac-anderson-hardcover","title":"The Recovered Life of Isaac Anderson - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlicia K. Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOwned by his father, Isaac Harold Anderson (1835-1906) was born a slave but went on to become a wealthy businessman, grocer, politician, publisher, and religious leader in the African American community in the state of Georgia. Elected to the state senate, Anderson replaced his white father there, and later shepherded his people as a founding member and leader of the Colored Methodist Episcopal church. He helped support the establishment of Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, where he subsequently served as vice president. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Anderson was instrumental in helping freed people leave Georgia for the security of progressive safe havens with significantly large Black communities in northern Mississippi and Arkansas. Eventually under threat to his life, Anderson made his own exodus to Arkansas, and then later still, to Holly Springs, Mississippi, where a vibrant Black community thrived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Much of Anderson's unique story has been lost to history--until now. In \u003ci\u003eThe Recovered Life of Isaac Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e, author Alicia K. Jackson presents a biography of Anderson and in it a microhistory of Black religious life and politics after emancipation. A work of recovery, the volume captures the life of a shepherd to his journeying people, and of a college pioneer, a CME minister, a politician, and a former slave. Gathering together threads from salvaged details of his life, Jackson sheds light on the varied perspectives and strategies adopted by Black leaders dealing with a society that was antithetical to them and to their success.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlicia K. Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of history at Covenant College. She earned her PhD from the University of Mississippi and is a contributor to\u003ci\u003e Southern Religion, Southern Culture: Essays Honoring Charles Reagan Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e, published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099633815687,"sku":"9781496835147","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a86776d00e9b4044a8cd2689e6f67dd5.webp?v=1732376194","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-recovered-life-of-isaac-anderson-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}