Fight On!: Mary Church Terrell's Battle for Integration

Fradin, Dennis Brindell; Fradin, Judith Bloom

ISBN 10: 0618133496 / ISBN 13: 9780618133499

Edité par Clarion Books, 2003

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Synopsis :

The acclaimed civil rights leader Mary Church Terrell (1863–1954) is brought vividly to life in this well researched and compelling biography. The daughter of an ex-slave, Terrell was considered the best-educated black woman of her time. She was the first African American member of the Washington, D.C., Board of Education, and a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). But perhaps her greatest triumph was waging a successful battle—at the age of 90—to integrate Washington, D.C., restaurants, a campaign that touched off similar protests throughout the nation. Counting such noted leaders as Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Ida B. Wells among her friends, Mary Church Terrell was an important and influential woman in the battle for integration.

Once again, Dennis and Judith Fradin have drawn an inspiring portrait of courage and determination in the face of intolerance and injustice. Endnotes, bibliography, index.

À propos de l?auteur: Judith Bloom Fradin collaborated with her husband, Dennis Brindell Fradin, on several award-winning books for young readers, including Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement and Fight On!: Mary Church Terrell's Battle for Integration. She lives in Evanston, Illinois.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Fight On!: Mary Church Terrell's Battle for ...
Éditeur : Clarion Books
Date d'édition : 2003
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Very Good