Inheritors of the Spirit: Mary White Ovington and the Founding of the NAACP

by Carolyn Wedin

The story of the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) in 1909. Viewed through the life of co-founder Mary White Ovington, a seminal feminist and social activist, it focuses on her relationship with pioneering black leaders including Walter White, James Weldon Johnson, and Mary Church Terell. Providing provocative insights into race and gender in the early 20th century, it offers an original look at the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471327247
• ISBN13: 9780471327240
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Length: 367 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.9" x 6.1"