Want to start a revolution? : radical women in the Black freedom struggle / edited by Dayo F. Gore, Jeanne Theoharis, and Komozi Woodard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gore, Dayo F.

Theoharis, Jeanne.

Woodard, Komozi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women civil rights workers--History--20th century.

African American women civil rights workers.

African American women political activists--History--20th century.

African American women political activists.

Women radicals--United States--History--20th century.

Women radicals.

African American radicals--History--20th century.

African American radicals.

African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

African Americans.

Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

Black power--United States--History--20th century.

Black power.

Feminism--United States--History--20th century.

Feminism.

Communism--United States--History--20th century.

Communism.

United States--Race relations--History--20th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

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 Graham DuBois and Assata Shakur, a host of women demonstrated a lifelong commitment to radical change, embracing multiple roles to sustain the movement, founding numerous groups and mentoring younger activists. Helping to create the groundwork and continuity for the movement by operating as local organizers, international mobilizers, and charismatic leaders, the stories of the women profiled in Want to Start a Revolution? help shatter the pervasive and imbalanced image of women on the sidelines of the black freedom struggle.Contributors: Margo Natalie Crawford, Prudence Cumberbatch, Johanna Fernández, Diane C. Fujino, Dayo F. Gore, Joshua Guild, Gerald Horne, Ericka Huggins, Angela D. LeBlanc-Ernest, Joy James, Erik McDuffie, Premilla Nadasen, Sherie M. Randolph, James Smethurst, Margaret Stevens, and Jeanne Theoharis.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 “No Small Amount of Change Could Do”

2 What “the Cause” Needs Is a “Brainy and Energetic Woman”

3 From Communist Politics to Black Power

4 Shirley Graham Du Bois

5 “A Life History of Being Rebellious”

6 Framing the Panther

7 Revolutionary Women, Revolutionary Education

8 Must Revolution Be a Family Affair?

9 Retraining the Heartworks

10 “Women’s Liberation or . . . Black Liberation, You’re Fighting the Same Enemies”

11 To Make That Someday Come

12 Denise Oliver and the Young Lords Party

13 Grassroots Leadership and Afro-Asian Solidarities

14 “We Do Whatever Becomes Necessary”

About the Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8147-3312-3

1-4416-3381-2

OCLC:

779828096