Thyra J. Edwards, black activist in the global freedom struggle /
Andrews, Gregg.
Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-228) and index.
Introduction: "The spirit of Aframerican womanhood" -- Texas roots of rebellion under the chinaberry tree -- Social work and racial uplift in Gary, Indiana -- Getting a labor education in Illinois, New York, and Denmark -- Chain smoking and thinking "black" from Red Square to Nazi Germany -- Building a popular front in Chicago -- Conducting educational travel seminars to Europe -- With Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War -- With health problems and the Spanish Loyalist refugees in Mexico -- The Double V years and marriage in New York City -- The final years in Italy.
Edwards, Thyra J., 1897-1953.
African American women
African American women journalists
African American women civil rights workers
African American social workers
Civil rights
Employee rights