Fight On! : Mary Church Terrell's Battle for Integration
Fight On! : Mary Church Terrell’s Battle for Integration
by Dennis Brindell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin
Youth Biography – Lower Level – Terrell
Fight On! : Mary Church Terrell’s Battle for Integration is an exemplary biography with infinite details of this fascinating woman’s life. Sprinkled throughout the text are photographs of Mary, her family, her people, and her times.
Mary Church Terrell is an inspirational person. She was born in 1863 as the racially mixed daughter of former slaves. Mary was lucky in the sense that her father was quite wealthy, and she had many privileges such as getting a great education. Still she faced what many black Americans faced during her life—racism and unfair treatment. Mary dedicated much of her life to fighting unfair treatment of black Americans and one of her greatest accomplishments was helping to get Washington D.C. area restaurants to serve both white and black citizens in the 1950s. Mary was a renowned speaker around the world who always spoke for the rights of her people at a time when the civil rights movement was truly gaining ground. Wife, mother, teacher, speaker, and activist, Mary Church Terrell is a great example of an American who pursued her passions and made the world a better place!