| Portion of title |
Powerful women of the civil rights movement |
| Contents |
Ella Baker: Toiling "in friendship" -- Daisy Bates: Protector of the young -- Leah Chase: Chef to the stars -- June Jackson Christmas: The good doctor -- Septima Clark: Mother of the movement -- Myrlie Evers-Williams: Turning tragedy into Action -- Fannie Lou Hamer: Driven by indignity -- Dorothy Height: The "Godmother" of Civil Rights -- Aileen Hernandez: Getting things done NOW -- Zilphia Horton: Highlander hero -- Ruby Hurley: The great investigator -- Dian Nash: The fearless fighter -- Rosa Parks: Taking a stand by sitting -- Gloria Richardson: Leading a movement in Maryland -- Jo Ann Robinson: Taking a back seat to Rosa Parks -- Modjesta Simkins: Tough activist, tough woman -- Gwendolyn Robinson Zoharah Simmons: Fighter for freedom. |
| Abstract |
"This book shines a light on the unsung women of the Civil Rights Movement, women who overcame enormous odds to fight for the rights of Black Americans"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Gitlin, Marty Spirit of freedom Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024] 9781538177365 |
| LCCN | 2023044434 |
| ISBN | 9781538177358 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1538177358 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
