A Black women's history of the United States

Berry, Daina Ramey (author.). Gross, Kali N., 1972- (author.).

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 women'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.

Item details

ISBN: 9780807033562
ISBN: 9780807033555
ISBN: 0807033553
Physical Description: xii, 273 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-252) and index.

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Subject:

African American women History
United States History
HISTORY / Women
HISTORY / African American
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
African American women
United States

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