A Black women's history of the United States
"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 w...
| Main Authors: | Berry, Daina Ramey (Author), Gross, Kali N., 1972- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Boston :
Beacon Press,
[2020]
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| Series: |
Revisioning American history.
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: |
xii, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-256) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780807001998 0807001996 9780807033555 0807033553 |
| Author Notes: |
Kali Nicole Gross is Acting Professor of African American Studies at Emory University and the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of History at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Her previous books include Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso, winner of the 2017 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in nonfiction. |