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Acknowledgments								i
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
Index 									1105
Floyd Matson: 		Bio-bibliography				1117
