Jeanne (Hrsg.) Theoharis

Want to Start a Revolution?

Radical Women in the Black Freedom Struggle

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The story of the black freedom struggle in America has been overwhelmingly male-centric, starring leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Huey Newton. With few exceptions, black women have been perceived as supporting actresses; as behind-the-scenes or peripheral activists, or rank and file party members. But from Rosa Parks and Esther Cooper Jackson, to Shirley Graham DuBois and Assata Shakur, a host of women demonstrated a lifelong commitment to radical change, embracing multiple roles to sustain the movement, founding numerous groups and mentoring younger activists. Helping to create the groundwork and continuity for the movem… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Woodard, Komozi (Hrsg.) / Gore, Dayo F. (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-8147-8314-6
EAN: 9780814783146
Produktnummer: 4906091
Verlag: New York University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 370 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.2 cm 566 g
Gewicht: 566
Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor

Jeanne Theoharis (Editor) Jeanne Theoharis is distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of CUNY. She is the author of numerous books and articles on the black freedom struggle, including the award-winning The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (Beacon Press, 2013) and most recently A More Beautiful and Terrible History (Beacon Press, 2018).Komozi Woodard (Editor) Komozi Woodard is Professor of American History, Public Policy, and Africana Studies at Sarah Lawrence College and author of A Nation within a Nation: Amiri Baraka and Black Power Politics.Dayo F. Gore (Editor) Dayo F. Gore is Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies and Critical Gender Studies at the University of California, San Diego and has previously taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She is the co-editor (with Jeanne Theoharis and Komozi Woodard) of Want to Start a Revolution? Radical Women in the Black Freedom Struggle (NYU Press, 2009).