Released on = July 24, 2006, 9:38 pm

Press Release Author = Anita Hacjkley-Lambert / BookSurge, LLC

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Press Release Summary = A fascinating and compelling book. Based on years of
research and family interviews, this biography of Freeman Henry Morris Murray
(1859-1950) uncovers deeply buried family mysteries and sheds new light on various
aspects of black history, such the Underground Railroad before and after the Civil
War, the Niagara Movement, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and
African-American life in Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia.

Press Release Body = Anita Hackley-Lambert's F.H.M. Murray: First Biography of a
Forgotten Pioneer for Civil Justice introduces an extraordinary man to the reading
public.

FORT WASHINGTON, MARYLAND - Anita Hackley-Lambert, in her biography about her
great-grandfather, F.H.M. Murray: First Biography of a Forgotten Pioneer for Civil
Justice praises his achievements as a noted African American who helped to prove
throughout the United States that white oppression could be overcome.

Fluent in five languages, Freeman Henry Morris Murray was a teacher, a newsman, and
an entrepreneur in both business and finance. He was also the first internationally
recognized African American art historian and founder of an underground railroad
that transported many subjugated Americans to freedom in the mid-19th century. He
wrote about oppression and how to fight it; he also sacrificed his personal safety
to guarantee the lives of others.

Over a period of a dozen years, Murray's great-granddaughter, Anita Hackley-Lambert,
unearthed an extensive treasure trove of documents and interviews, each one
supporting historian Herbert Aptheker's claim that F.H.M. Murray "merits extended
biographical notice." One of a handful of African Americans to be formally educated
in the United States during the 19th century, Murray broke from the confines of
racial injustice and worked beside such heroic social reformers as W.E.B. Du Bois,
William Monroe Trotter, and Ida B. Wells. This biography unfolds with Murray
standing on the podium at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia in 1906 presenting the
opening address at the Second Annual Conference of the Niagara Movement, the first
civil rights movement of the twentieth century of which he was a co-founder. His
involvement and commitment to the Niagara Movement and its related publication The
Horizon: A Magazine of the Color Line, plus his co-founding of the NAACP and his
other contributions to African American civil justice have been painstakingly
researched and meticulously annotated. This biography guarantees an exceptional
individual his rightful place in American history.

BOOK DETAILS

F.H.M. MURRAY: First Biography of a Forgotten Pioneer for Civil Justice
Release Date: July 31, 2006
Published by BookSurge LLC, An Amazon.com company
ISBN: 1-4196-4119-0
Order advance copies from the author at: www.anitahackleylambert.com
Contact author at: murray@anitahackleylambert.com
Other booksellers (available, August 21, 206): Booksurge.com, BooksurgeDirect.com,
Amazon.com and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Anita Hackley-Lambert, great-granddaughter of F.H.M. Murray, spent more than a
decade researching and writing this book, honoring a promise she made to her mother
to honor Murray's life and legacy. As a scholar and entrepreneur, Hackley-Lambert
also lectures on the subject of F.H.M. Murray's contribution to American history
while embracing his spirit of entrepreneurship.


Web Site = http://www.AnitaHackleyLambert.com

Contact Details = HLE Publishing
13001 Jackson Drive
Fort Washington, MD 20744
391-292-7960, phone / fax
author@anitahackleylambert.com