Want to Start a Revolution? : Radical Women in the Black Freedom Struggle.
The story of the black freedom struggle in America has been overwhelmingly male-centric, starring leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Huey Newton. With few exceptions, black women have been perceived as supporting actresses; as behind-the-scenes or peripheral activists, or rank and...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | The story of the black freedom struggle in America has been overwhelmingly male-centric, starring leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Huey Newton. With few exceptions, black women have been perceived as supporting actresses; as behind-the-scenes or peripheral activists, or rank and file party members. But what about Vicki Garvin, a Brooklyn-born activist who became a leader of the National Negro Labor Council and guide to Malcolm X on his travels through Africa? What about Shirley Chisholm, the first black Congresswoman?. From Rosa Parks and Esther Cooper Jackson, to Shirley G. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (364 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780814733127 0814733123 |