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Joy in the Struggle is social history at its best, a moving and inspiring account of one activist's lifelong struggle for worker and civil rights. Beatrice Shapiro Lumpkin has spent the last eight decades on the frontlines of some of the most important battles for economic and social justice in the U.S., including the fight to secure union rights and Social Security in the 1930s, the movement to end Jim Crow segregation and racism in the 1950s...

This is the story of Frank Lumpkin, son of sharecroppers who moved from Georgia to the orange groves of Florida. He became a professional boxer, construction worker, merchant seaman, steel worker and a leader of the Communist Party, USA. When Chicago's Wisconsin Steel closed suddenly without paying the workers, Lumpkin led a 17-year fight for justice, and they won! The victories they won inspire workers everywhere.

Make your curriculum multicultural with this far-reaching book. Part I features the contributions of more than a dozen cultures from Africa to the Arctic, which students can explore through hands-on activities for individuals and groups. Part II focuses on the findings of Hypatia, George Washington Carver, Mae Jemison, and seven other accomplished but sometimes little-known scientists and mathematicians. Your students will gain pride and role ...