Our Grandpop Is a Montford Point Marine! by Turner Sr Thomas S. (English) Hardco

Description: Our Grandpop Is a Montford Point Marine! by Turner Sr Thomas S., Diane D. Turner Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Thomas Strickland Turner Sr. was born May 16, 1925 to Edward Daniel Turner and Maude Butler Turner. His struggles against racial discrimination and segregation began when he was a child. He and four of his eight siblings, Constance, Barbara, Leroy and Francis were among the African American students who were barred from attending the New Easttown Elementary School in Pennsylvania during 1932 because of their color. The discriminatory practices to institute segregation erupted into a fight for equal education for all students. Those involved in the struggle against segregation included local African American parents, the NAACP and Philadelphia lawyer, Raymond Pace Alexander. At that time, Mr. Turners uncle Oscar Burwell Cobb was the president of the Main Line branch of the NAACP. They won the battle and Black children were granted the right to enter and attend the new Easttown School. Author Biography Thomas Strickland Turner Sr. was born May 16, 1925 to Edward Daniel Turner and Maude Butler Turner. His struggles against racial discrimination and segregation began when he was a child. He and four of his eight siblings, Constance, Barbara, Leroy and Francis were among the African American students who were barred from attending the New Easttown Elementary School in Pennsylvania during 1932 because of their color. The discriminatory practices to institute segregation erupted into a fight for equal education for all students. Those involved in the struggle against segregation included local African American parents, the NAACP and Philadelphia lawyer, Raymond Pace Alexander. At that time, Mr. Turners uncle Oscar Burwell Cobb was the president of the Main Line branch of the NAACP. They won the battle and Black children were granted the right to enter and attend the new Easttown School. Dr. Diane D. Turner is Curator of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University Libraries. Dr. Turner holds three Temple University degrees and her areas of specialization and research include Pennsylvania and Philadelphia History, African American Labor, Cultural and Social History, Black Music, Jazz History in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Images of Blacks in Film: Independent Black Filmmakers and Africana Cinema, Oral History and Public History. She is the author of My Name is Oney Judge (2010), her first childrens book, and Feeding the Soul: Black Music, Black Thought (2011). She has published several articles in scholarly journals and biography called Our Grand Pop is a Montford Point Marine. She is president of the Montford Point Marines Association, Philadelphia Chapter, Ladies Auxiliary. Dr. Turner is currently working on a history of jazz in Philadelphia. Details ISBN 0883784068 ISBN-13 9780883784068 Title Our Grandpop Is a Montford Point Marine! Author Turner Sr Thomas S., Diane D. Turner Format Hardcover Year 2018 Pages 82 Publisher Third World Press GE_Item_ID:124998266; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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Book Title: Our Grandpop Is a Montford Point Marine!

Number of Pages: 82 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Third World Industries Press

Publication Year: 2018

Topic: Personal Memoirs, United States / General, African American

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Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History

Author: Thomas S. Turner Sr.

Item Length: 8 in

Item Width: 10 in

Format: Hardcover