Keep on fighting the life and civil rights legacy of Marian A. Spencer / Dorothy H. Christenson ; introduction by Mary E. Frederickson.

Author/creator Christenson, Dorothy H., 1938-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAthens : Ohio University Press, [2015]
Descriptionxix, 172 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Spencer, Marian A. (Marian Alexander), 1920-
African American civil rights workers--Ohio. --Cincinnati. --Biography.
Women civil rights workers--Ohio. --Cincinnati. --Biography.
Civil rights workers--Ohio. --Cincinnati. --Biography.
African Americans--Civil rights. --Ohio. --Cincinnati. --History. --20th century.
Civil rights movements--Ohio. --Cincinnati. --History. --20th century.
Cincinnati (Ohio)--Race relations.
Cincinnati (Ohio)--Biography.

Contents I. A remarkable family in twentieth-century Gallipolis, Ohio -- The Alexander family -- Education and voting -- School days -- 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 -- III. Family life -- New career -- Family values and celebrations -- Family travels--at home and abroad -- Fox Lake -- Personal journeys -- IV. Desegregation suits and continuing battles -- Coney Island -- School segregation -- Cincinnati City Council -- Fair housing -- Reproductive rights -- Voting rights -- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 159-165) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015013623
ISBN9780821421710 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780821421949 (pb : alk. paper)

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