Song in a Weary Throat

Description:

Autobiography of an American woman, a pioneer civil rights activist and feminist. Granddaughter of a slave and great-granddaughter of a slave owner, growing up in the "colored" section of Durham, North Carolina in the early 20th century, she rebelled against the segregation that was an accepted fact of life in the South.

subjects: Biography,  African Americans,  Feminists,  Féministes,  Noirs,  Biographies,  New York Times reviewed,  United states, social conditions,  Afro-Americans,  African americans, biography,  African american women,  Women lawyers,  African American women lawyers,  BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political,  BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists,  BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women

People: Pauli Murray (1910-),  Pauli Murray

Places: United States