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02532aam a22003858i 4500 001 A26E7354B8CA11EDAC6855BD37ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230302011926 008 220509s2022 onc b 000 0beng 020 $a 1774711303 020 $a 9781774711309 035 $a (OCoLC)1314914531 040 $a NLC $b eng $e rda $c NLC $d NLC $d OCLCF $d VP@ $d YDX $d BDX $d SILO 042 $a lac 043 $a n-cn--- 055 0 $a LA2325 F57 M67 2022 100 1 $a Morrison, James H., $e author. 245 14 $a The right to read : $b social justice, literacy, and the creation of Frontier College, the Alfred Fitzpatrick story / $c James H. Morrison. 263 $a 202209 264 1 $a Halifax, NS : $b Nimbus Publishing, $c 2022. 300 $a pages cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a "So sums up the quest of Nova Scotian Alfred Fitzpatrick, the man behind campaigns for the betterment of Canada's working class, and specifically the 1899 creation of the still-running literacy organization Frontier College. A tireless fighter for the rights of workers, immigrants, women, and Indigenous peoples, Fitzpatrick fiercely believed everyone in Canada--no matter their class or ability--has the right to dignity and the right to learn how to read. Historian and author James Morrison situates Fitzpatrick in a time of burgeoning nation building and economic growth, where he crusaded for humane working conditions in railway, lumber, and mining camps, and held the government to account for its lack of support for adult and immigrant education. Fitzpatrick's message that literacy is a basic human right is more relevant today than ever. This fascinating biography tells the story of a remarkable man who challenged all Canadians to bring literacy and education to those who do not have it--whoever and wherever they may be. Includes 30 black-and-white archival images."-- $c Provided by publisher. 530 $a Issued also in electronic format. 600 10 $a Fitzpatrick, Alfred, $d 1862-1936. 610 20 $a Frontier College $x History. 650 0 $a Educators $z Canada $v Biography. 650 0 $a Literacy $z Canada. 650 0 $a Education $z Canada. 650 0 $a Social justice $z Canada. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Morrison, James H. $t Right to read. $d Halifax, NS : Nimbus Publishing, 2022 $z 9781774711828 $z 9781774711828 $w (OCoLC)1314914572 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230503012206.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A26E7354B8CA11EDAC6855BD37ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search