Keep on fighting : the life and civil rights legacy of Marian A. Spencer - Christenson, Dorothy H., 1938- (Athens : Ohio University Press, 2015)
Part I. A remarkable family in twentieth-century Gallipolis, Ohio -- The Alexander family -- Education and voting -- School days -- Part II. Becoming a citizen activist -- Cincinnati, another world -- The University of Cincinnati -- A lifetime partner -- Marriage, family, and the YWCA -- Homeownership, new part-time job -- Woman's city club and fellowship house -- Part III. Family life -- New career -- Family values and celebrations -- Family travels; at home and abroad -- Fox Lake -- Personal journeys -- Part IV. Desegregation suits and continuing battles -- Coney Island -- School segregation -- Cincinnati City Council -- Fair housing -- Reproductive rights -- Voting rights -- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Keywords: Spencer, Marian A. -- 1920-; African American civil rights workers -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- Biography; Women civil rights workers -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- Biography; Civil rights workers -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- Biography; African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 20th century; Civil rights movements -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 20th century; Cincinnati (Ohio) -- Race relations; Cincinnati (Ohio) -- Biography; Electronic books