My life as I have lived it : the autobiography of Rosina Corrothers-Tucker (1881-1987)
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Westminster, Md. : Heritage Books, 2011.
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Main Library - Adult Biography | B T893m | On Shelf |
Special Collections - Civil Rights Room | SpecColl B T893m NCR | Library Use Only |
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African American labor leaders -- Biography.
African American labor union members -- Biography.
African American women -- Biography.
African American women civic leaders -- Biography.
African American women civil rights workers -- Biography.
African American women social reformers -- Biography.
Children of freed persons -- United States -- Biography.
Tucker, Rosina Corrothers.
Women labor leaders -- United States -- Biography.
Women labor union members -- United States -- Biography.
African American labor union members -- Biography.
African American women -- Biography.
African American women civic leaders -- Biography.
African American women civil rights workers -- Biography.
African American women social reformers -- Biography.
Children of freed persons -- United States -- Biography.
Tucker, Rosina Corrothers.
Women labor leaders -- United States -- Biography.
Women labor union members -- United States -- Biography.
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Published
Westminster, Md. : Heritage Books, 2011.
Format
Book
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xii, 298 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Includes index.
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"During her lifetime, Mrs. Tucker witnessed significant historical events, major social change, and technological advancements ... The daughter of former slaves, she attended Washington's prestigious M Street (later Dunbar) High School ... In her youth, she heard tales of slavery from the mouths of former slaves. She attended the funeral of Frederick Douglass in 1895 and witnessed the Washington Race Riot of 1919. She participated in the March on Washington in 1963, and experienced, in her lifetime, the growth and death of segregation in the District of Columbia ... [I]n 1925 she helped to found the Brotherhood of Sleeping-Car Porters, the first successful African-American labor union in the United States. For most of its existence she served as Secretary-Treasurer of its Ladies Auxiliary. For many years an elder at Washington's Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church, she was also active in civic and community work ..."--Page 4 of cover.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tucker, R. C., & Ruffin, C. B. 1. (2011). My life as I have lived it: the autobiography of Rosina Corrothers-Tucker (1881-1987) . Heritage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tucker, Rosina Corrothers and C. Bernard 1947- Ruffin. 2011. My Life As I Have Lived It: The Autobiography of Rosina Corrothers-Tucker (1881-1987). Heritage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tucker, Rosina Corrothers and C. Bernard 1947- Ruffin. My Life As I Have Lived It: The Autobiography of Rosina Corrothers-Tucker (1881-1987) Heritage Books, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tucker, Rosina Corrothers., and C. Bernard 1947- Ruffin. My Life As I Have Lived It: The Autobiography of Rosina Corrothers-Tucker (1881-1987) Heritage Books, 2011.
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