Fight on - Mary Church Terrell's Battle for Integration

Informationen zum Autor 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Dennis B./ Fradin Fradin, Dennis Brindell Fradin, Judith Bloom Fradin
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.04.2003
• EAN: 9780618133499
• ISBN: 978-0-618-13349-9
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 248 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Girls & Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Social Topics / Civil & Human Rights