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Lighting the fires of freedom : African American women in the civil rights movement

Lighting the fires of freedom : African American women in the civil rights movement

Bell, Janet Dewart, author.
Book 2020

"Through wide-ranging conversations with nine African American women, several now in their nineties with decades of untold stories, we hear what ignited and fueled their activism, as Bell vividly captures their inspiring voices"-- Provided by publisher.

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African American women Civil rights History 20th century
African American women civil rights workers History 20th century Biography
Civil rights movements United States
United States History 20th century
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ISBN:
9781620975589
9781620973356
Edition:
Paperback edition
Description:
224 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes index
Publisher, pagination, and printing dates may vary
Contents:
Leah Chase
Dr. June Jackson Christmas
Aileen Hernandez
Diane Nash
Judy Richardson --Kathleen Cleaver
Gay McDougall
Gloria Richardson
Myrlie Evers
Control Number:
2936975
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