Displaying 1 of 1 2003 Format: Book Author: Fradin, Dennis B. Title: Fight on! : Mary Church Terrell's battle for integration / Dennis Brindell Fradin & Judith Bloom Fradin. Publisher, Date: New York : Clarion Books, c2003. Description: ix, 181 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Summary: Profiles the first black Washington, D.C. Board of Education member, who helped to found the NAACP and organized of pickets and boycotts that led to the 1953 Supreme Court decision to integrate D.C. area restaurants. Subjects: Terrell, Mary Church, 1863-1954. African American women civil rights workers -- Biography. Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography. African Americans -- Biography. African Americans -- Civil rights -- History. African Americans -- Segregation -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century. Civil rights workers. Women -- Biography. Washington (D.C.) -- Race relations. Washington (D.C.) -- Biography. Other Author: Fradin, Judith Bloom. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-174) and index. Contents: Mary Church Terrell's family tree -- Who was Mary Church Terrell? -- A bowl of soup -- Bob Church's daughter -- "Hold high the banner of my race" -- "I am a colored girl" -- "The welfare of my race" -- Mr. Terrell "goes to Church" -- "Lifting as we climb" -- "I have done so little" -- A "meddler" -- "I intend never to grow old" -- "Your indomitable spirit" -- "Fight on" -- "Your long and valiant struggle" -- Afterword: "Those who will follow after you." Web Site: Publisher description LCCN: 2002151356 ISBN: 0618133496 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 127296 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: BIO Terrell Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
