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Democracy, race, and justice : the speeches and writings of Sadie T. M. Alexander /
In 1921, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander became the first Black American to gain a Ph. D. degree in economics. Unable to find employment as an economist because of discrimination, Alexander became a lawyer so that she could press for equal rights for African Americans. Although her historical signifi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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New Haven ; London :
Yale University Press,
[2021]
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- Part I. Racial Ideology and Black Achievements. Introduction ; "The Contributions of the Negro to American Life," ca. 1920s ; Fragment, Speech, ca. 1920s ; Fragment, "Contributions [We Can] Make," ca. 1920s ; "Outstanding Achievements of Negro Women," ca. 1930s ; "Address on Negro Achievement," 1936 ; "Acceptance Speech of the Award of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery," 1975
- Part II. Black Women in the Political Economy. Introduction ; "Segregation in Public Schools," 1925 ; "A Demand for Women as Executive Officers of the Church," 1928 ; "Negro Women in Our Economic Life," 1930 ; "The Emancipated Woman," ca. 1930s ; "The Economic Status of Negro Women, an Index to the Negro's Economic Status," ca. 1930s ; "Address Before Delta Sigma Theta Sorority," 1939 ; "Women as Practitioners of Law in the United States," 1941
- Part III. Black Workers and Economic Justice. Introduction ; "Address on the Economic and Occupational Status of Negroes," 1935 and 1936 ; "The Role of the Negro Women in the Economic Life of the Post-War South," 1945 ; "New Tempos, New Concepts," 1963 ; "Statement of Mrs. Sadie T.M. Alexander at the White House Regional Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity," 1964 ; "Response of Sadie T.M. Alexander, Esquire, at Luncheon in Her Honor," 1968
- Part IV. Democracy and Citizenship Rights. Introduction ; "Constitutional Guarantees of Civil Rights to American Negroes," 1934 ; "Speech Before the Eastern Federation of Negro Republicans," 1935 ; "Address on the Theme 'War Must Cease, ' " 1935 ; "For the Republican Party in the Lackawanna County Elections," 1935 ; "Coming Events Cast Their Shadow/ Address in Detroit," 1939 ; "The Place of a College Fraternity in the Life of a Student, in the Life of a University, in the Life of the Negro Race," 1939 ; "On the Status of the Philadelphia Negro," 1942 ; Fragment, "Concerning the Loyalty Pledge Statement of Security Principles and the House Un-American Activities," 1947-1948 ; "To Secure These Rights," 1948 ; "The Responsibility of Minorities," 1948 ; "Progress Made in Civil Rights in the United States Since the Publication of To Secure These Rights," ca. 1958 ; "Founders Day Address," 1963 ; "Education and Social Change: The Citizen's Role in Achieving Civil Rights," ca. 1966 ; "The Catalytic Role of Commissions in Helping Alienated Communities," 1967.