Freedom's daughters : the unsung heroines of the civil rights movement from 1830 to 1970 / Lynne Olson.
| Author/creator | Olson, Lynne |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Scribner, ©2001. |
| Description | 460 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Sample text |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. "Far more terrible for women" -- 2. "She has shaken this country" -- 3. "Getting them comfortable with rebellion" -- 4. Lighting the fuse -- 5. "There had to be a stopping place" -- 6. "Our leaders is just we ourself" -- 7. "She kept daring us to go further" -- 8. "The most daring of our leaders" -- 9. "Being white does not answer your problems" -- 10. "She never listened to a word" -- 11. "We are not going to take this anymore" -- 12. "The cobwebs are moving from my brain" -- 13. "I had never heard that voice before" -- 14. "Black and white together" -- 15. "A woman's war" -- 16. "we assumed we were equal" -- 17. "We can't deal with her" -- 18. Standing in the minefield -- 19. "We didn't come all this way for no two seats" -- 20. "This inevitable, horrible Greek tragedy" -- 21. The "woman question" -- 22. "we were asked to deny a part of ourselves" -- 23. "We got to keep moving". |
| Local note | Little-346715--305131052182V |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-439) and index. |
| Digital Bookplate | Bookplate for Gene and Susan Roberts |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy gift of Gene and Susan Roberts, 2016. |
| LCCN | 00041306 |
| ISBN | 0684850125 |
| ISBN | 9780684850122 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E185 .O43 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | Rare Collection | E185 .O43 2001 | ✔ Available | Request Material |