The struggle of struggles / Vera Pigee ; edited, annotated, and with a new introduction by Franc̦oise N. Hamlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pigee, Vera Mae, 1924-2007, author.

Contributor:

Hamlin, Françoise N., editor, writer of introduction.

Series:

Civil rights in Mississippi

Civil rights in Mississippi series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American civil rights workers--Mississippi--Clarksdale--Biography.

African American civil rights workers.

Women civil rights workers--Mississippi--Clarksdale--Biography.

Women civil rights workers.

African American women--Biography.

African American women.

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

African Americans.

Civil rights movements--Mississippi--Clarksdale--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

African Americans--Civil rights.

Race relations.

Pigee, Vera Mae, 1924-2007.

Pigee, Vera Mae.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Coahoma County Branch--History.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Clarksdale (Miss.)--Race relations--History--20th century.

Clarksdale (Miss.).

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Coahoma County Branch.

Mississippi--Clarksdale.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 183 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2023]

Summary:

"From 1955 to 1975, Vera Pigee (1924-2007) put her life and livelihood on the line with grassroots efforts for social change in Mississippi, principally through her years of leadership in Coahoma County's NAACP. Known as the "Lady of Hats," coined by NAACP executive secretary Roy Wilkins, Pigee was a businesswoman, mother, and leader. Her book, The Struggle of Struggles, offers a detailed view of the daily grind of organizing for years to open the state's closed society. Fearless, forthright, and fashionable, Pigee also suffered for her efforts in the hands of white supremacists and those unwilling to accept strong women in leadership-the struggle of struggles. She wrote herself into the histories, confronted misinformation, and self-published one of the first autobiographies from the era. Women like her worked, often without accolade or recognition, in their communities all over the country, but did not document their efforts in this way. The Struggle of Struggles, originally published in 1975, spotlights the gendered and generational tensions within the civil rights movement. It outlines the complexity, frustrations, and snubs, as well as the joy and triumphs that she experienced and witnessed in the quest for a fairer and more equitable nation. This new edition begins with a detailed introductory essay by historian FrancÌʹoise N. Hamlin, who interviewed Mrs. Pigee and her daughter in the few years preceding their passing, as well as their coworkers and current activists. In addition to the insightful Introduction, Hamlin has also provided annotations to the original text for clarity and explanation, along with a timeline to guide a new generation of readers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: The Struggle of Struggles, Part One

The Struggle of Struggles, Part Two.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Pigee, Vera. Struggle of struggles

ISBN:

9781496844637

1496844637

9781496844644

1496844645

OCLC:

1353289255

Publisher Number:

99993100854