Lifting as we climb Black women's battle for the ballot box
"When the epic story of the suffrage movement in the United States is told, the most familiar leaders, speakers at meetings, and participants in marches written about or pictured are generally white. That's not the real story. Women of color, especially African American women, were fighting for thei...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Viking,
2020.
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| Summary: | "When the epic story of the suffrage movement in the United States is told, the most familiar leaders, speakers at meetings, and participants in marches written about or pictured are generally white. That's not the real story. Women of color, especially African American women, were fighting for their right to vote and to be treated as full, equal citizens of the United States."--Jacket flap. |
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| Physical Description: | 170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-156) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780451481542 0451481542 |
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