Women in the African American Civil Rights Movement: A Review of the Library of Congress Digital Library Collection

excerpt from a library collection review written on April 21, 2019 Whenever there is a general discussion about the women involved in the African American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s-60s, a few prominent names such as Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Coretta Scott King are mentioned. However, as in any movement, there were numerous others who worked quietly in offices, marched in protests, … Continue reading Women in the African American Civil Rights Movement: A Review of the Library of Congress Digital Library Collection