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10%OFFBetty Collier-Thomas - Sisters in the Struggle - 9780814716038 - V9780814716038
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Sisters in the Struggle

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Description for Sisters in the Struggle Paperback. Women were at the forefront of the civil rights struggle, but their individual stories were rarely heard. Only recently have historians begun to recognize the central role women played in the battle for racial equality. This book represents the coming age of African-American women's history and presents stories that point the way to future study. Editor(s): Collier-Thomas, Bettye; Franklin, V. P. Num Pages: 363 pages, Halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.

The rarely heard stories of the brave women at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement
Women were at the forefront of the civil rights struggle, but their indvidiual stories were rarely heard. Only recently have historians begun to recognize the central role women played in the battle for racial equality.
In Sisters in the Struggle, we hear about the unsung heroes of the civil rights movements such as Ella Baker, who helped found the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, Fannie Lou Hamer, a sharecropper who took on segregation in the Democratic party (and won), and Septima Clark, ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
601g
Number of Pages
363
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814716038
SKU
V9780814716038
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Betty Collier-Thomas
Bettye Collier-Thomas is Professor of History and Director of the Center for African-American History and Culture at Temple University. She is the author of Daughters of Thunder: Black Women Preachers and Their Sermons and co-author, with V.P. Franklin, of My Soul is a Witness: A Chronology of the Civil Rights Era, 1954-1965. V.P. Franklin is Distinguished Professor of History at ... Read more

Reviews for Sisters in the Struggle
Sisters in the Struggle is a powerful, inspirational and insightful book that takes the reader on a journey into the lives of some of the nation's most gifted and courageous African American women leaders, feminist organizers, and Black Power advocates. It was through the dint of their efforts that they helped shape and define what American society should become. These ... Read more

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