Memphis Tennessee Garrison : the remarkable story of a Black Appalachian woman /

"As a black Appalachian woman, Memphis Tennessee Garrison belonged to a group triply ignored by historians." "The daughter of former slaves, she moved with her family to McDowell County, West Virginia, at an early age. The coalfields of McDowell County were among the richest in the na...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Garrison, Memphis Tennessee, 1890-1988
Otros Autores: Bickley, Ancella R., Ewen, Lynda Ann, 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2001.
Colección:Ohio University Press series in ethnicity and gender in Appalachia.
Temas:
Garrison, Memphis Tennessee, > 1890-1988 > Interviews.
Garrison, Memphis Tennessee, > 1890-1988
Garrison, Memphis Tennessee, > (1890-1988)
1900-1999
African American women > West Virginia > McDowell County > Biography.
African Americans > West Virginia > McDowell County > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > West Virginia > History > 20th century.
African Americans > West Virginia > Social conditions > 20th century.
Noirs américains > Droits > Virginie-Occidentale > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Virginie-Occidentale > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > State & Local.
African American women
African Americans
African Americans > Civil rights
African Americans > Social conditions
Race relations
Bürgerrechtsbewegung
Interview
Schwarze Frau
Noirs américains > Virginie-Occidentale (États-Unis) > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
West Virginia > Race relations.
McDowell County (W. Va.) > Biography.
Virginie-Occidentale > Relations raciales.
West Virginia
West Virginia > McDowell County
Virginie-Occidentale (États-Unis) > Relations interethniques.
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
History
Interviews
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Family History
  • Remembrances of Slavery
  • Origins
  • Family and Youth
  • My Mother
  • My Husband
  • The Family Land
  • Schooldays
  • Working Life
  • Teaching
  • Participation in Teachers' Organizations
  • Beyond Teaching
  • Life in the Coalfields
  • The Coalfields
  • Racial Separation in the Coalfields
  • Churches in the Coalfields
  • U.S. Steel
  • Miners and Unions
  • Labor Relations
  • Political Life
  • Politics
  • The Depression
  • Association with the Republican Party
  • The Negro Artists' Series
  • Public Executions
  • Finding the NAACP
  • Local NAACP Activities
  • NAACP Christmas Seals
  • State and National NAACP Activities
  • Problems of Integration in West Virginia
  • Community Life
  • Girl Scouts
  • Books for Africa
  • Awards
  • Memphis Tennessee Garrison and West Virginia's African American Experience: Historical Afterword / Joe W. Trotter.

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