Just Another Southern Town: Mary Church Terrell and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Nation's Capital
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Joan Quigley., Joan Quigley|AUTHOR., & Kate Reading|READER. (2020). Just Another Southern Town: Mary Church Terrell and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Nation's Capital . Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joan Quigley, Joan Quigley|AUTHOR and Kate Reading|READER. 2020. Just Another Southern Town: Mary Church Terrell and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Nation's Capital. Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joan Quigley, Joan Quigley|AUTHOR and Kate Reading|READER. Just Another Southern Town: Mary Church Terrell and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Nation's Capital Blackstone Publishing, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Joan Quigley, Joan Quigley|AUTHOR, and Kate Reading|READER. Just Another Southern Town: Mary Church Terrell and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Nation's Capital Blackstone Publishing, 2020.
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Full title | just another southern town mary church terrell and the struggle for racial justice in the nations capital |
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