Black Americans and the Civil Rights Movement in the West: Volume 16

Book Overview

In 1927, Beatrice Cannady succeeded in removing racist language from the Oregon Constitution. During World War II, Rowena Moore fought for the right of black women to work in Omaha's meat packinghouses. In 1942, Thelma Paige used the courts to equalize the salaries of black and white schoolteachers across Texas. In 1950 Lucinda Todd of Topeka laid the groundwork for the landmark Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education. These actions--including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806161965
• ISBN13: 9780806161969
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"