Sunday, February 06, 2011

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Tasting freedom : Octavius Catto and the battle for equality in Civil War America /
by Daniel R. Biddle and Murray Dubin.

New Book Shelf -- F158.44.C36 B53 2010

Octavius Valentine Catto was an orator who shared stages with Frederick Douglass, a second baseman on Philadelphia s best black baseball team, a teacher at the city s finest black school and an activist who fought in the state capital and on the streets for equal rights.

Killed in an 1871 Philadelphia Election Day riot to keep blacks from voting, Octavius Valentine Catto (1839-71) pushed to desegregate streetcars, secure voting rights, and demand rigor in schools in Pennsylvania and its self-styled City of Brotherly Love during the turbulent Civil War era.

This new title follows Octavius Catto from birth in Charleston, SC, through his family's move north, his schooling, and his camaraderie with the likes of black leaders such as Frederick Douglass. The captivating story illustrates the too often neglected street battles for black rights in northern cities long before the hot summers of the 1960's.

Check out Tasting freedom , available now in the library on the New Book Shelf New Book Shelf F158.44.C36 B53 2010

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