Black Women Legacies : Public History Sites Seen and Unseen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Russell, Alexandria.

Series:

Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women--History.

African American women.

Public history--United States.

Public history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Champaign : University of Illinois Press, 2024.

Summary:

Alexandria Russell's 'Black Women Legacies: Public History Sites Seen and Unseen' explores the legacy of African American women through public history sites and named memorials, focusing on the Jim Crow era and beyond. The book highlights how these women, including figures like Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, and Mary McLeod Bethune, have been commemorated in public spaces. It discusses the challenges they faced, such as racism and sexism, and their contributions to civil rights and community building. The book is intended for readers interested in African American history, public history, and gender studies. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part One. Creating Their Own World Named Memorials of African American Women during Jim Crow

Chapter 1. The Phillis Wheatley Brand

Chapter 2. Commemorating Freedom: Named Memorials of Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman

Chapter 3. The Three Marys: Living Named Memorials of African American Women

Chapter 4. Claiming Public Space: The Landscape of Named Memorials

Part Two. The National, State, and Local Stages Ushering in the Golden Age of African American Women’s Memorialization

Chapter 5. Mary McLeod Bethune and a New Era of Commemoration

Chapter 6. From Murdering Voodoo Madame to Mother of Civil Rights

Chapter 7. The Madam Walker Theatre: From Urban Life to Legacy Center

Chapter 8. The Charlotte Hawkins Brown Site: State-Funded Memorialization

Chapter 9. Celia Mann, Modjeska Simkins, and Historic Columbia: Reimagining House Museums in the Twenty-First Century

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9780252047572

0252047575

OCLC:

1465270614