Fannie Barrier Williams : crossing the borders of region and race / Wanda A. Hendricks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hendricks, Wanda A.

Series:

New Black studies.

The New Black Studies Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women political activists--Biography.

African American women political activists.

African American women social reformers--Biography.

African American women social reformers.

Williams, Fannie Barrier.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Urbana, Illinois] : University of Illinois Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By highlighting how Williams experienced a set of freedoms in the North that were not imaginable in the South, this clearly-written, widely accessible biography expands how we understand intellectual possibilities, economic success, and social mobility in post-Reconstruction America.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title ""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. North of Slavery: Brockport""; ""2. ""Completely Surrounded by Screens"": A Raced Identity""; ""3. Creating Community in the Midwest: Chicago""; ""4. Crossing the Border of Race: The Unitarians, the World's Fair, and the Chicago Woman's Club""; ""5. A Distinctive Generation: ""The Colored Woman's Era""""; ""6. The New Century: North and South Meet""; ""7. A New Era: Duty, Responsibility, and Tension""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-252-09587-1

OCLC:

884854926