CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Champion of Equal Rights 4 CHAPTER TWO Different Methods 10 CHAPTER THREE The White House 18 CHAPTER FOUR Enlarging the Tent 28 CHAPTER FIVE Roosevelt’s Legacy 36 Important Dates 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 45 Online Resources 46 Learn More 46 About the Authors 47 Index 48
CHAPTER ONE
CHAMPION OF EQUAL RIGHTS A death threat from one of the death threat from one of the Roosevelt was the former First Lady and an Roosevelt was the former First Lady and an nation’s most notorious hate groups nation’s most notorious hate groups did not deter Eleanor Roosevelt did not deter Eleanor Roosevelt advocate for women’s human and civil rights advocate for women’s human and civil rights The Ku Klux Klan had discovered Roosevelt The Ku Klux Klan had discovered Roosevelt was planning to visit Highlander Folk School was planning to visit Highlander Folk School in Monteagle Tennessee in June 1958 She in Monteagle Tennessee in June 1958 She would speak on ways to protest racist laws would speak on ways to protest racist laws The Klan put a 25,000 bounty on her head The Klan put a 25,000 bounty on her head But Roosevelt had spent her life helping But Roosevelt had spent her life helping marginalized women Intimidation would not marginalized women Intimidation would not keep her away from Monteagle Another keep her away from Monteagle Another woman picked Roosevelt up at the airport woman picked Roosevelt up at the airport Roosevelt left promoted equal rights in society for Roosevelt left both women and African Americans both women and African Americans
