Walking Alone and Marching Together
A History of the Organized Blind Movement
in the United States, 1940-1990
by
Floyde Matson
1990
Translated in to Grade II Braille
by
Lisa Hall
San Antonio, Texas
Table of Contents
Prologue. A Story Never Told iii
Introduction. The Dark Ages and the Dawn of Organization 1
Chapter One. Mobilization and Momentum: The
Founding 13
Chapter Two. Growth, Harmony, and the Fight
to Organize 59
Chapter Three. Civil War: Disunity and the
Road to
Recovery 117
Chapter Four. Democracy in Transition: The
Second
Generation 167
Chapter Five. Progress and
Power: The First Jernigan
Presidency 247
Chapter Six. Restoration: The Beginning Years of the Second Jernigan Presidency 425
Chapter Seven. Culmination:
The Concluding Years of the
Second Jernigan Presidency 507
Chapter Eight. The Third
Generation and the Maurer
Presidency 641
Chapter Nine. Global
Vision: The Federation on the World
Scene 719
Chapter Ten. Sheltered Workshops and Blind Alleys 749
Chapter Eleven. Bankruptcy
of a System: The Politics of
Accreditation 793
Chapter Twelve. On the
Record: The Evolution of the
Braille Monitor 872 871
Chapter Thirteen. A
People's Movement: Communication,
Communion, and Community 949
Epilogue As the Twig is
Bent: Unto the Fourth
Generation 1019
Appendix A. Newel
Perry-Teacher of Youth and Leader of
Men 1027
Appendix B. Who Are the Blind Who Lead the Blind 1039
Appendix C. Constitution of the National
Federation of
the Blind, 1940 1093
Appendix D. Constitution of the National Federation of the Blind, 1990 1095
Appendix E. National Convention Sites, 1940-1990 1103
Floyd Matson: Bio-bibliography 1117
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