Tag: Mary-Elizabeth B. Murphy

November 6, 2018

Mary-Elizabeth B. Murphy: In Politics to Stay

Today is Election Day, and we welcome a guest post from Mary-Elizabeth B. Murphy, author of Jim Crow Capital: Women and Black Freedom Struggles in Washington, D.C., 1920–1945, just published by UNC Press. In her new book, Murphy tells the story of how African American women in D.C. transformed civil rights politics in their freedom struggles between 1920 and 1945. Even… Continue Reading Mary-Elizabeth B. Murphy: In Politics to Stay

African American Studies/Author blog entry/Civil Rights/UNC Press News/Women's Studies

September 26, 2018

Mary-Elizabeth B. Murphy: Supreme Court Matters

Today we welcome a guest post from Mary-Elizabeth B. Murphy, author of Jim Crow Capital: Women and Black Freedom Struggles in Washington, D.C., 1920–1945, which UNC Press will publish in November. In her new book, Murphy tells the story of how African American women in D.C. transformed civil rights politics in their freedom struggles between 1920 and 1945. Even though no… Continue Reading Mary-Elizabeth B. Murphy: Supreme Court Matters

African American History/African American Studies/Author blog entry/Current Events/Law / Legal History/Politics/UNC Press Authors/UNC Press News/Women's Studies