Lighting the fires of freedom : African American women in the civil rights movement
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Published
New York : The New Press, 2018.
Physical Description
224 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Laramie Co. Library - Cheyenne - Third Floor | 323.1196 BEL | On Shelf |
Subjects
Library of Congress Subjects
African American women -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
African American women civil rights workers -- History -- 20th century -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Civil rights movements -- United States.
Civil rights workers.
United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Women civil rights workers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
African American women civil rights workers -- History -- 20th century -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Civil rights movements -- United States.
Civil rights workers.
United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Women civil rights workers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Published
New York : The New Press, 2018.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Summary
Through wide-ranging conversations with nine African American women-- several now in their nineties-- Bell has created an oral history that shines a light on their significant contributions in the twentieth-century fight for civil rights. An enduring testament to the vitality of women's all-too-often overlooked achievements while doing the work that needed to be done. -- adapted from jacket.
Summary
"During the Civil Rights Movement, African American women did not stand on ceremony; they simply did the work that needed to be done. Yet despite their significant contributions at all levels of the Movement, they remain mostly invisible to the larger public. Beyond Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King, most Americans would be hard-pressed to name other leaders at the community, local, and national levels. In [this book] Janet Dewart Bell shines a light on women's all-too-often overlooked achievements in the Movement. Through wide-ranging conversations with nine women, several now in their nineties with decades of untold stories, we hear what ignited and fueled their activism, as Bell vividly captures their inspiring voices. [This book] offers these deeply personal and intimate accounts of extraordinary struggles for justice that resulted in profound social change, stories that are vital and relevant today. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, [this book] is a crucial document for understanding the Civil Rights Movement and an enduring testament to the vitality of women's leadership during one of the most dramatic periods of American history."--Dust jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bell, J. D. (2018). Lighting the fires of freedom: African American women in the civil rights movement . The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bell, Janet Dewart. 2018. Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement. The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bell, Janet Dewart. Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement The New Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bell, Janet Dewart. Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement The New Press, 2018.
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