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The spirit of freedom : powerful women of the civil rights movement / Martin Gitlin

Author
Gitlin, Marty
Additional Titles
Powerful women of the civil rights movement
Published
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]
Copyright Date
©2024
Physical Description
viii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Contents
Ella Baker: Toiling "in friendship" -- Daisy Bates: Protector of the young -- Leah Chase: Chef to the stars -- June Jackson Christmas: The good doctor -- Septima Clark: Mother of the movement -- Myrlie Evers-Williams: Turning tragedy into Action -- Fannie Lou Hamer: Driven by indignity -- Dorothy Height: The "Godmother" of Civil Rights -- Aileen Hernandez: Getting things done NOW -- Zilphia Horton: Highlander hero -- Ruby Hurley: The great investigator -- Dian Nash: The fearless fighter -- Rosa Parks: Taking a stand by sitting -- Gloria Richardson: Leading a movement in Maryland -- Jo Ann Robinson: Taking a back seat to Rosa Parks -- Modjesta Simkins: Tough activist, tough woman -- Gwendolyn Robinson Zoharah Simmons: Fighter for freedom.
Summary
"This book shines a light on the unsung women of the Civil Rights Movement, women who overcame enormous odds to fight for the rights of Black Americans"--
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ISBN
9781538177358 (hardcover)
1538177358 (hardcover)
9781538177365 electronic publication
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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