Sisters in the Struggle : African-American Women in the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements.

Women were at the forefront of the civil rights struggle, but their indvidiual stories were rarely heard. Only recently have historians begun to recognize the central role women played in the battle for racial equality. In Sisters in the Struggle, we hear about the unsung heroes of the civil rights...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Collier-Thomas, Betty
Otros Autores: Franklin, V. P. (Vincent P.), 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2001.
Temas:
1900-1999
African American leadership > History > 20th century.
African American women civil rights workers > Biography.
African American women civil rights workers > History > 20th century.
African American women political activists > Biography.
African American women political activists > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Black power > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Leadership noir américain > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Défenseuses des droits de l'homme noires américaines > Biographies.
Défenseuses des droits de l'homme noires américaines > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Femmes activistes noires américaines > Biographies.
Femmes activistes noires américaines > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Black power > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
African American leadership
African American women civil rights workers
African American women political activists
African Americans > Civil rights
Black power
Civil rights movements
Race relations
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States
Biographies
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Sisters in the Struggle
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Laying the Groundwork
  • Chapter 1: “Closed Doorsâ€?
  • Chapter 2: For the Race in General and Black Women in Particular
  • Chapter 3: Behind-the-Scenes View of a Behind-the-Scenes Organizer
  • Part II: Personal Narratives
  • Chapter 4: “Tired of Giving Inâ€?
  • Chapter 5: “Heirs to a Legacy of Struggleâ€?
  • Chapter 6: “We Wanted the Voice of a Woman to Be Heardâ€?
  • Part III: Women, Leadership, and Civil Rights
  • Chapter 7: “We Seek to Know ... in Order to Speak the Truthâ€?Chapter 8: African American Women in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
  • Chapter 9: Anger, Memory, and Personal Power
  • Part IV: From Civil Rights to Black Power
  • Chapter 10: “Chronicle of a Death Foretoldâ€?
  • Chapter 11: Black Women and Black Power
  • Chapter 12: “Ironies of the Saintâ€?
  • Chapter 13: “No One Ever Asks What a Manâ€?s Role in the Revolution Isâ€?
  • Part V: Law, Feminism, and Politics
  • Chapter 14: “Joanne Is You and Joanne Is Meâ€?
  • Chapter 15: From the Kennedy Commission to the Combahee CollectiveChapter 16: The Civil Rightsâ€?Black Power Legacy
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Permissions
  • Contributors
  • Index

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