Description
While Alexander did not actively participate in civil rights marches and demonstrations, she used her professional achievements and middle-class status to advocate for individuals who lacked a voice in the southern legal system. Virginia L. Summey argues that Alexander was integral to the civil rights movement in North Carolina as she, and women like her, worked to change discriminatory laws while opening professional doors for other minority women. Using her professional status, Alexander combatted segregation by demonstrating that Black women were worthy and capable of achieving careers alongside white men, thereby creating environments in which other African Americans could succeed. Her legal expertise and ability to reach across racial boundaries made her an important figure in Greensboro history.
About the Author
Virginia L. Summey is an historian and faculty fellow in the Lloyd International Honors College at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her writing has appeared in the North Carolina Historical Review and the Washington Post. She lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Book Information
ISBN 9780820361932
Author Virginia L. Summey
Format Paperback
Page Count 210
Imprint University of Georgia Press
Publisher University of Georgia Press
Weight(grams) 223g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 13mm