Sign my name to freedom : a memoir of a pioneering life
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Author
Contributors
Allen-Taylor, J. Douglas, editor.
Published
Carlsbad, California : Hay House, Inc., 2018.
Edition
First Edition
Physical Desc
XVII, 205 pages : 24 cm.
Status
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Ruby Sisson Library - NONFICTION | 920 SOS, B | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women -- California -- East Bay -- Biography.
African Americans -- California -- East Bay -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
College teachers' spouses -- California -- Berkeley -- Biography.
Creoles -- United States -- Biography.
East Bay (Calif.) -- Biography.
East Bay (Calif.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park (Agency : U.S.) -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
San Francisco Bay Area -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Soskin, Betty Reid, -- 1921-
Women political activists -- California -- East Bay -- Biography.
African Americans -- California -- East Bay -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
College teachers' spouses -- California -- Berkeley -- Biography.
Creoles -- United States -- Biography.
East Bay (Calif.) -- Biography.
East Bay (Calif.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park (Agency : U.S.) -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
San Francisco Bay Area -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Soskin, Betty Reid, -- 1921-
Women political activists -- California -- East Bay -- Biography.
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Published
Carlsbad, California : Hay House, Inc., 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
In Betty Reid Soskins 96 years of living, she has been a witness to a grand sweep of American history. When she was born in 1921, the lynching of African-Americans was a national disgrace, minstrel shows were the most popular American form of entertainment, women were looked at suspiciously by many for exercising their right to vote, and most African-Americans in the Deep South could not vote at all. From her great-grandmother, who had been enslaved until she was in her mid-20s, Betty heard stories of slavery and the difficult times for Black Folk that immediately followed. In her lifetime, Betty has seen the nation begin to break down its race and gender biases, watched it nearly split apart in the upheavals of the civil rights and Black Power eras, and, finally, lived long enough to witness both the election of an African-American president and the re-emergence of a militant, racist far right.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Soskin, B. R., & Allen-Taylor, J. D. (2018). Sign my name to freedom: a memoir of a pioneering life (First Edition). Hay House, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Soskin, Betty Reid, 1921- and J. Douglas, Allen-Taylor. 2018. Sign My Name to Freedom: A Memoir of a Pioneering Life. Hay House, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Soskin, Betty Reid, 1921- and J. Douglas, Allen-Taylor. Sign My Name to Freedom: A Memoir of a Pioneering Life Hay House, Inc, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Soskin, Betty Reid, and J. Douglas Allen-Taylor. Sign My Name to Freedom: A Memoir of a Pioneering Life First Edition, Hay House, Inc., 2018.
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