The National Alliance of Black Feminists : A History.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nachescu, Ileana.

Series:

Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women--Illinois--Chicago--Societies and clubs.

African American women.

African American women--Political activity--Illinois--Chicago.

African American feminists--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th century.

African American feminists.

National Alliance of Black Feminists (U.S.).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Champaign : University of Illinois Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Founded in 1975, the non-partisan National Alliance of Black Feminists (NABF) played a critical role in the Black women's liberation movement and the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment. The Chicago-based organization's Black humanist feminism powered a singular dedication to building coalitions while influencing its historic set of comprehensive political, economic, and cultural demands. Ileana Nachescu places the NABF's history as the bridge between Black women's social activism in the 1970s and the intellectual activism of the 1980s. Her account details the NABF's work and how it reflected the group's strong humanist belief in the transformation of all human beings. Nachescu also shows that the NABF's post-Eighties erasure from movement histories is consistent with how many white feminists marginalized women of color and rejected their leadership. From there, Nachescu examines Black lesbians' vibrant support of the NABF and shows how respectability politics pressured the group to support its lesbian membership in private but maintain a public silence on the issue. A rare in-depth look at an overlooked organization, The National Alliance of Black Feminists tells an untold story of Black women's liberation in the Midwest"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The growing dynamo : Black women's liberation

The theory and practice of Black humanist feminism

202 South State Street

Mapping the Black feminist movement

The NABF, coalition politics, and colorblind feminism in the Late 1970s

Between public silence and private support : Black lesbians and the NABF's politics of sexuality

Beyond the Equal Rights Amendment : Black feminism in the aftermath of women's liberation.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-252-04787-7

OCLC:

1520916338