"Feed my sheep" : the life of Alberta Henry /

"Feed My Sheep: The Life of Alberta Henry is a slender book that illuminates the life of an important Utah civil rights activist. The combination of oral history and more traditional biographical-style narrative offers a complex depiction of a strong Black woman coming of age during WWII and th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Whitley, Colleen, 1940- (Author, Interviewer, Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Henry, Alberta, > 1920-2005.
Civil rights workers > Utah > Biography.
Women, Black > Utah > Biography.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > Utah > Biographies.
Femmes noires > Utah > Biographies.
Civil rights workers.
Women, Black.
Utah.
Biography
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Up from the floor
  • Moving on up
  • A wider world
  • A short visit to Utah
  • Building a firm foundation
  • The Salt Lake School District
  • The NAACP: fighting the good fight
  • One last great battle
  • Retirement
  • sort of
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix A: Timeline of Alberta Hill Henry's life, affiliations, and honors
  • Appendix B: A sampling of students assisted by the Alberta Henry Education Foundation
  • Appendix C: An act in relation to service.

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