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Leading Figures in the History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Leading Figures in the History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Judson L. Jeffries

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Longleaf Services on behalf of U of Florida Press
Año de edición:
2025
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Biografía: general
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9780813080857
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In two volumes, Judson Jeffries brings together essays on 21 accomplished and influential members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., demonstrating the enormous impact of the fraternity. Volume 2 discusses military figures, artists, modern civil rights activists, and scholars, and celebrates the rise of recent scholarship on Black Greek-letter organizations.

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