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Keep on fighting : the life and civil rights legacy of Marian A. Spencer / Dorothy H. Christenson ; introduction by Mary E. Frederickson.
Author
Christenson, Dorothy H., 1938-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2015.
Description
xix, 172 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Details
Subject(s)
Spencer, Marian A. (Marian Alexander) 1920-
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African American civil rights workers
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Ohio
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Cincinnati
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Biography
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Women civil rights workers
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Ohio
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Cincinnati
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Biography
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Civil rights workers
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Ohio
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Cincinnati
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Biography
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African Americans
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Civil rights
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Ohio
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Cincinnati
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History
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20th century
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Civil rights movements
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Ohio
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Cincinnati
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History
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20th century
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Cincinnati (Ohio)
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Race relations
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Cincinnati (Ohio)
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Biography
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-165) and index.
Contents
Part I. A remarkable family in twentieth-century Gallipolis, Ohio
The Alexander family
Education and voting
School days
Part II. Becoming a citizen activist
Cincinnati, another world
The University of Cincinnati
A lifetime partner
Marriage, family, and the YWCA
Homeownership, new part-time job
Woman's city club and fellowship house
Part III. Family life
New career
Family values and celebrations
Family travels; at home and abroad
Fox Lake
Personal journeys
Part IV. Desegregation suits and continuing battles
Coney Island
School segregation
Cincinnati City Council
Fair housing
Reproductive rights
Voting rights
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
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ISBN
9780821421710 (hc : alk. paper)
0821421719 (hc : alk. paper)
9780821421949 (pb : alk. paper)
0821421948 (pb : alk. paper)
LCCN
2015013623
OCLC
906447725
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Keep on fighting : the life and civil rights legacy of Marian A. Spencer / Dorothy H. Christenson ; introduction by Mary E. Frederickson.
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Keep on fighting : the life and civil rights legacy of Marian A. Spencer / Dorothy H. Christenson ; introduction by Mary E. Frederickson.
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