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Book

A Black women's history of the United States

Call Number

  • 973.0496 B5342 (OSH, POW)

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Publication Information

Boston : Beacon Press, [2020]

Physical Description

xii, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.

Summary

"A vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are--and have always been--instrumental in shaping our country. In centering Black women's stories, two award-winning historians seek both to empower African American women and to show their allies that Black women's unique ability to make their own communities while combatting centuries of oppression is an essential component in our continued resistance to systemic racism and sexism. Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross offer an examination and celebration of Black womanhood, beginning with the first African women who arrived in what became the United States to African American women of today. A Black Women's History of the United States reaches far beyond a single narrative to showcase Black women's lives in all their fraught complexities. Berry and Gross prioritize many voices: enslaved women, freedwomen, religious leaders, artists, queer women, activists, and women who lived outside the law. The result is a starting point for exploring Black women's history and a testament to the beauty, richness, rhythm, tragedy, heartbreak, rage, and enduring love that abounds in the spirit of Black women in communities throughout the nation."--Publisher's website.

Contents

  • Nannie's legacy and the histories of Black women
  • Isabel's expedition and freedom before 1619
  • Angela's exodus out of Africa, 1619-1760
  • Belinda's petition for independence, 1760-1820
  • Millie and Christine's performance and the expansion of slavery, 1820-1860
  • Mary's apron and the demise of slavery, 1860-1876
  • Frances's sex and the dawning of the Black woman's era, 1876-1915
  • Augusta's clay, migration, and the Depression, 1915-1940
  • Alice's medals and Black women's war at home, 1940-1950
  • Aurelia's lawsuit against Jim Crow, 1950-1970
  • Shirley's run, Black power, politics, and Black feminism, 1970-2000
  • Patricia's climb and the sisters holding down liberty.

Subjects

Added Authors

Kali N Gross