A black women's history of the United States / Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berry, Daina Ramey, author.

Gross, Kali N., 1972- author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

Series:

Revisioning American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women--History.

African American women.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations, portraits.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2020]

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2020]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

2021 NAACP Image Award Nominee: Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction Honorable Mention for the 2021 Organization of American Historians Darlene Clark Hine Award A vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are--and have always been--instrumental in shaping our country In centering Black women's stories, two award-winning historians seek both to empower African American women and to show their allies that Black women's unique ability to make their own communities while combatting centuries of oppression is an essential component in our continued resistance to systemic racism and sexism. Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross offer an examination and celebration of Black womanhood, beginning with the first African women who arrived in what became the United States to African American women of today. A Black Women's History of the United States reaches far beyond a single narrative to showcase Black women's lives in all their fraught complexities. Berry and Gross prioritize many voices: enslaved women, freedwomen, religious leaders, artists, queer women, activists, and women who lived outside the law. The result is a starting point for exploring Black women's history and a testament to the beauty, richness, rhythm, tragedy, heartbreak, rage, and enduring love that abounds in the spirit of Black women in communities throughout the nation.

Contents:

Nannie's legacy and the histories of Black women

Isabel's expedition and freedom, before 1619

Angela's exodus out of Africa, 1619-1760

Belinda's petition for independence, 1760-1820

Millie and Christine's performance and the expansion of slavery, 1820-1860

Mary's apron and the demise of slavery, 1860-1876

Frances's sex and the dawning of the Black women's era, 1876-1915

Augusta Clay, migration, and the Depression, 1915-1940

Alice's medals and Black women's war at home, 1940-1950

Aurelia's lawsuit against Jim Crow, 1950-1970

Shirley's run, Black power, politics, and Black feminism, 1970-2000

Patricia's climb and the sisters holding down liberty.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 17, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version: Berry, Daina Ramey. A black women's history of the United States

ISBN:

0807033561

9780807033562

Publisher Number:

99984949242

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.