Prophet of plenty

About this book

"As a spokesman for Appalachia, a statesman of the South, and a leader of American youth, W.D. Weatherford has left his mark on America. This biography tells the remarkable story of his first ninety years. It is a 'record of one man's response to the challenges of his times'-- times that saw Weatherford providing future leaders for the South through his work as International Student Secretary of the YMCA, building and presiding over the famous Blue Ridge Assembly, founding and directing the YMCA Graduate School in Nashville, writing twenty books, including some of the earliest textbooks on race relations, pioneering the improvement of human relations in industry, serving as a college professor at Fisk University, helping formulate the policies of Berea College, compelling national attention to the ills of Appalachia, and, in all of this, fighting poverty and ignorance wherever he found them. More than a biography, this book is also a challenge. It summons contemporary Americans to fulfill Weatherford's prophecy of plenty-- his vision of a South that provides not only material satisfactions, but also expanded opportunities for intellectual growth and spiritual renewal." -- Provided by publisher.