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A woman ahead of her time, Lucy Parsons was an early American radical who defied all the conventions of her turbulent era. Born in 1853 in Texas, she was an outspoken black woman, radical writer and labour organiser. Parsons led the defence campaign for the Haymarket martyrs,' which included her husband Albert Parsons and remained active in the struggles of the oppressed throughout her life. This is the unique and inspiring story of a woman described in the 1920s by the Chicago police as 'more dangerous than a thousand rioters'.'

Table of Contents
1. Goodbye Ku Klux Klan 2. Chicago Relief and Aid Relieves the Rich 3. Lucy Parsons: Friend to Tramps 4. The Haymarket Police Riot 5. Lucy Takes the Case to the People 6. "Let the Voice of the People Be Heard" 7. Lucy Fights for Free Speech 8. New Directions in the Movement 9. "Every Jail on the Pacific Coast Knows Me" 10. Lucy Defends the Victims of Capitalism

Lucy Parsons: American Revolutionary

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      Publisher: Haymarket Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/02/2013
      ISBN13: 9781608462131, 978-1608462131
      ISBN10: 1608462137

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A woman ahead of her time, Lucy Parsons was an early American radical who defied all the conventions of her turbulent era. Born in 1853 in Texas, she was an outspoken black woman, radical writer and labour organiser. Parsons led the defence campaign for the Haymarket martyrs,' which included her husband Albert Parsons and remained active in the struggles of the oppressed throughout her life. This is the unique and inspiring story of a woman described in the 1920s by the Chicago police as 'more dangerous than a thousand rioters'.'

      Table of Contents
      1. Goodbye Ku Klux Klan 2. Chicago Relief and Aid Relieves the Rich 3. Lucy Parsons: Friend to Tramps 4. The Haymarket Police Riot 5. Lucy Takes the Case to the People 6. "Let the Voice of the People Be Heard" 7. Lucy Fights for Free Speech 8. New Directions in the Movement 9. "Every Jail on the Pacific Coast Knows Me" 10. Lucy Defends the Victims of Capitalism

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