Women march for peace : Black radical women's anti-Korean War activism / Denise M. Lynn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lynn, Denise M., Author.

Series:

African American intellectual history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korean War, 1950-1953--Protest movements--United States.

Korean War, 1950-1953.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Social aspects--United States.

Women radicals--United States--Biography.

Women radicals.

African American radicals--Biography.

African American radicals.

African American women civil rights workers--Biography.

African American women civil rights workers.

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

African Americans.

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

Communism.

Cold War.

United States--History--1945-.

United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2025]

Summary:

"The Korean War is commonly known as the "forgotten war" because it supposedly had little impact on American culture in comparison to WWII or the American War in Vietnam. Yet from 1950-1953, the conflict produced vigorous anti-war activism, particularly among Black radical women. Informed by their experiences with racism and misogyny within the US, these women were convinced that peace was not just the absence of military aggression, but that it required the liberation of the most oppressed, including the end of capitalist exploitation of women and People of Color and the return of self-determination to colonized peoples--themes that later anti-war activists would echo and develop. Whether or not the Korean War has ever truly been forgotten, the visionary activism of these women has been largely overlooked. In Women March for Peace, Denise Lynn examines the lives of seven Black women-Louise Thompson Patterson, Claudia Jones, Charlotta Bass, Shirley Graham Du Bois, Eslanda Robeson, Lorraine Hansberry, and Beulah Richardson-and their resistance to domestic and foreign US policies during the height of anticommunist hysteria. While much Korean War scholarship focuses on the threat of nuclear conflict, Lynn instead explores how these women connected issues of civil rights at home with international military campaigns to highlight the hypocrisy of containment policies that sought to secure the freedom and rights for Koreans when US citizens were still oppressed. She traces their ideas of peace through their personal papers, local and national articles, Progressive Party documents, and global conventions. Women March for Peace recovers the radical activism of these Black women to understand a crucial chapter in the fight against American imperialism and white supremacy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter One: Opposing Hot and Cold War

Chapter Two: Sojourning for Peace

Chapter Three: No Freedom Here

Chapter Four: Charlotta Bass for Vice-President

Chapter Five: The High Price of Peace

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Lynn, Denise Marie, 1976- Women march for peace

ISBN:

9781625349033

1625349033

9781625349040

1625349041

OCLC:

1500444810