Berry, Mary Frances

Authoritative Name:

Berry, Mary Frances

Biography:

African American professor, writer, lawyer, and activist. She served as assistant secretary in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Carter Administration, led the civil rights commission under President Bill Clinton, and was an outspoken advocate of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Associated Subjects:

Berry, Mary Frances
Berry, Mary Frances--Interviews

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

3 items in 2 collections (expand all)

Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights

Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

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Excerpt 1 from oral history interview with Mary Frances Berry, 2003 September 05

Creator:

Berry, Mary Frances

Date of Original:

2003-09-05

Collection:

Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights

Contributing Institution:

Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

Excerpt 2 from oral history interview with Mary Frances Berry, 2003 September 05

Creator:

Berry, Mary Frances

Date of Original:

2003-09-05

Collection:

Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights

Contributing Institution:

Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

Say It Plain: A Century of Great African American Speeches

American Public Media

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Say It Plain: A Century of Great African American Speeches

Creator:

Ellis, Kate

Date of Original:

2005

Collection:

Say It Plain: A Century of Great African American Speeches

Contributing Institution:

American Public Media