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Description edit
This history of the largest block women's organization in the United States is not only the story of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (DST), but also tells of the increasing involvement of black women in the political, social, and economic affairs of America. Founded at a time when liberal arts... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Ethel Black: Add a description of this character.
- Howard
- Dorothy Height
- Anna Julian
- Sadie T. M. Alexander
- Madree White
- Naomi Richardson
- Edna Morris
- Lillian Benbow
- Jeanne Noble
- Mary Church Terrell
- Bertha Campbell
- Mary Mcleod Bethune
- Jimmie Middleton
- Helen Edmonds
- Myra Hemmings
- Sadie Alexander
- Canady
- Harrison
- Beckley
- Wilberforce
- Johnson
- Vashti Murphy
- Freeman
- Patricia Harris
- Alice Dunbar-nelson
- Zephyr Carter
- Calimese
- Edna Coleman
- Martin Luther King
- Beatrice Penman
- Geraldine Woods
- Frederica Dodd
- Jeannette Jones
- Kelly Miller
- Thompson
- Eliza Shippen
Setting & Locations edit
- Washington
- D.c.
- West Virginia
- North Carolina
- Chicago
- Austin
- New York City
- Philadelphia
- Atlanta
- Mississippi
- United States
- Texas
- Baltimore
- Georgia
- Alabama
- Los Angeles
- Detroit
- Cincinnati
- South Carolina
- Kansas City
- St. Louis
- California
- Cleveland
- Oklahoma
- Iowa
- Midwest
- Berkeley
- Ohio State
- Pittsburgh
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Houston
- Seattle
- Florence Toms
- Far West
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia
- Florida
- Africa
- Haiti
- Born
- Norfolk
- White House
- Naacp
- Montrose
First Sentence edit
On a sweltering August 2 in 1981, ten thousand members of Delta Sigma Theta sorority marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Paula Giddings (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 378.1985608996073
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › African-American Studies
- Books › Professional & Technical › Education › By Level › College
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › Ethnic Studies
- Books › History › Americas › United States
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › College & University
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Nonfiction › Women's Studies
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