Thyra J. Edwards
Author | : Gregg Andrews |
Publisher | : University of Missouri Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2011-06-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780826219121 |
ISBN-13 | : 0826219128 |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: "The Spirit of Aframerican Womanhood"--1. Texas Roots of Rebellion under the Chinaberry Tree -- 2. Social Work and Racial Uplift in Gary, Indiana -- 3. Getting a Labor Education in Illinois, New York, and Denmark -- 4. Chain Smoking and Thinking "Black" from Red Square to Nazi Germany -- 5. Building a Popular Front in Chicago -- 6. Conducting Educational Travel Seminars to Europe -- 7. With Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War -- 8. With Health Problems and Spanish Loyalist Refugees in Mexico -- 9. The Double V Years and Marriage in New York City -- 10. The Final Years in Italy -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index