Blackbirds singing : inspiring Black women's speeches from the Civil War to the twenty-first century / Janet Dewart Bell, PHD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell, Janet Dewart, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Speeches, addresses, etc., American--African American authors.

Speeches, addresses, etc., American.

Speeches, addresses, etc., American--Women authors.

African American women--History--Sources.

African American women.

African American women orators.

Genre:

speeches (documents)

History

Speeches.

Physical Description:

xii, 300 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Inspiring Black women's speeches from the Civil War to the 21st century

Place of Publication:

New York : The New Press, 2024.

Summary:

"An uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author Janet Dewart Bell. These magnificent speakers explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and leadership, and Bell's substantive introductions provide rich new context for each woman's speech, highlighting Black women speaking truth to power in service of freedom and justice"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Sojourner Truth

Harriet Tubman

Mary Ann Shadd Cary

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

Anna Julia Cooper

Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Mary Church Terrell

Mary McLeod Bethune

Nannie Helen Burroughs

Lucy Diggs Slowe

Ella Baker

Pauli Murray

Dorothy I. Height

Margaret Walker Alexander

Gwendolyn Brooks

Fannie Lou Hamer

Shirley Chisholm

Maya Angelou

Lorraine Hansberry

Myrlie Evers-Williams

Audre Lorde

Barbara Jordan

Marian Wright Edelman

Angela Y. Davis

Kathleen Cleaver

Barbara Lee

Carol Moseley Braun

Ruby Nell Sales.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781620976289

1620976285

OCLC:

1401909293