Just another southern town : Mary Church Terrell and the struggle for racial justice in the nation's capital /

"In January of 1950, Mary Church Terrell, an 86-year-old charter member of the NAACP, headed into Thompson's Restaurant, just a few blocks from the White House, and requested to be served. She and her companions were informed by the manager that they could not eat in his establishment, bec...

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Main Author:	Quigley, Joan (Author)
Corporate Author:	Alexander Street (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Terrell, Mary Church, > 1863-1954. 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 > Civil rights > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century. African Americans > Segregation > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century. African Americans > Segregation > Law and legislation. Washington (D.C.) > Race relations. Washington (D.C.) > Biography. Défenseuses des droits de l'homme noires américaines > Biographies. Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Biographies. Noirs américains > Biographies. Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire. Noirs américains > Ségrégation > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 20e siècle. Noirs américains > Droits > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 20e siècle. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights. African American women civil rights workers African Americans African Americans > Civil rights African Americans > Segregation Civil rights workers Race relations United States Washington (D.C.) 1900-1999 Electronic books. Biography Biographies History Biographies.
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by Quigley, Joan
Published 2016

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