The firebrand and the First Lady : portrait of a friendship : Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the struggle for social justice / Patricia Bell-Scott.

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    • Publication Information:
      First edition.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: "Describes the unlikely friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Pauli Murray, a granddaughter of a mixed race slave and a lesbian, who became a lawyer and civil rights pioneer, and the important work they each did, taking stands for justice and freedom, "--NoveList.
    • Content Notes:
      Prelude: Camp Tera -- Taking aim at the White House -- Bumping up against the law, 1940-42 -- Making friends with the First Lady, 1942-44 -- Standing up to life's challenges, 1944-45 -- Fashioning new lives, 1945-52 -- Drawing closer as friends, 1952-55 -- Fighting for a just world, 1956-59 -- Lighting the path for new activists, 1959-62 -- Speaking truth to the end, 1963-85.
    • Notes:
      "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
      Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-434) and index.
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    • Other Titles:
      Portrait of a friendship, Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the struggle for social justice.
    • ISBN:
      9780679446521
      0679446524
    • Accession Number:
      2015033959
    • Accession Number:
      927241537
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.976171