Christenson, Dorothy H., 1938-
Keep on fighting : the life and civil rights legacy of Marian A. Spencer / Dorothy H. Christenson ; introduction by Mary E. Frederickson. - 1 online resource (195 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780821445334 (e-book)
Spencer, Marian A. 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--History--Ohio--Cincinnati--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--Ohio--Cincinnati--20th century.
Cincinnati (Ohio)--Race relations.
Cincinnati (Ohio)--Biography.
Electronic books.
F499.C553 / S643 2015eb
323.092 B
Keep on fighting : the life and civil rights legacy of Marian A. Spencer / Dorothy H. Christenson ; introduction by Mary E. Frederickson. - 1 online resource (195 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780821445334 (e-book)
Spencer, Marian A. 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--History--Ohio--Cincinnati--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--Ohio--Cincinnati--20th century.
Cincinnati (Ohio)--Race relations.
Cincinnati (Ohio)--Biography.
Electronic books.
F499.C553 / S643 2015eb
323.092 B