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Baltimore Civil Rights Leader Victorine Q. Adams: The Power of the Ballot

Baltimore Civil Rights Leader Victorine Q. Adams: The Power of the Ballot - Paperback

by Ida E. Jones
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ida E. Jones, Larry S. Gibson Author of Young Thurgood (Foreword by)Series:American HeritagePublish date:2019-01-21Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:History PressISBN-13:9781467139939ISBN-10:1467139939UPC:9781467139939Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Ethnic Studies, Women's StudiesBook Topic:State & Local, AmericanSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCPR82QK3Y

Victorine Quille Adams was a Baltimore native and the first African American woman elected to the city council. Born in 1912, she lived through stringent segregation, racial violence and economic turbulence


Victorine Quille Ad

Language:EnglishPublisher:History PressISBN-13:9781467139939ISBN-10:1467139939UPC:9781467139939Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Ethnic Studies, Women's StudiesBook Topic:State & Local, AmericanSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCPR82QK3Y
Jones, Ida E.: - Ida E. Jones is the university archivist at Morgan State University. She became intrigued with Victorine Adams during Morgan's sesquicentennial celebration in 2016. As member of the Baltimore City Historical Society, she endeavors to excavate Baltimore history for all to enjoy. She believes that through examining history and archives, our lives are enhanced by learning about others who sought to make the world a better place.

Publisher: History Press

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Ida E. Jones, Larry S. Gibson Author of Young Thurgood (Foreword by)

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