{"product_id":"collected-editorials-and-poetry-of-drusilla-dunjee-houston-9798349331381","title":"Collected Editorials and Poetry of Drusilla Dunjee Houston","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn to a well-to-do African American family in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, Drusilla Dunjee Houston left behind a lucrative future as a classical pianist and took a job as a teacher in Oklahoma. During her decades spent in her adopted state, she helped launch the Oklahoma N.A.A.C.P., Red Cross, and other organizations. She opened schools and acted as administrator, helping to educate women in the first part of the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. Dunjee Houston, too, turned to writing, producing nearly 3,000 editorials, numerous poems, a screen play, and, arguably, the first book examining the history of Africa written by a woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile her name isn't yet numbered among greats of her time, like W.E.B. Du Bois, Carter G. Woodson, and others, there is no denying the outsized influence Drusilla Dunjee Houston had on the advocacy for equity for African Americans and women, and the exploration of the great history held on the African continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains 20 editorials written or co-written by Drusilla Dunjee Houston, three of her poems, and a brief biographical overview of her life. Of special note to the editor are her articles written directly after the Tulsa Race Riots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Drusilla Dunjee Houston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798349331381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellerslie Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Drusilla Dunjee Houston","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47427740205311,"sku":"9798349331381","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_abed42e2-232d-4648-b4f7-c0ed77ab3398.jpg?v=1761581283","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/collected-editorials-and-poetry-of-drusilla-dunjee-houston-9798349331381","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}