Lighting the fires of freedom, African American women in the civil rights movement, Janet Dewart Bell
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Label
Lighting the fires of freedom, African American women in the civil rights movement, Janet Dewart Bell
Language
eng
resource.biographical
collective biography
Illustrations
portraitsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Lighting the fires of freedom
Oclc number
1004577976
Responsibility statement
Janet Dewart Bell
Sub title
African American women in the civil rights movement
Summary
Through wide-ranging conversations with nine African American women-- several now in their nineties-- Bell has created an oral history that shines a light on their significant contributions in the twentieth-century fight for civil rights. An enduring testament to the vitality of women's all-too-often overlooked achievements while doing the work that needed to be done. -- adapted from jacket"During the Civil Rights Movement, African American women did not stand on ceremony; they simply did the work that needed to be done. Yet despite their significant contributions at all levels of the Movement, they remain mostly invisible to the larger public. Beyond Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King, most Americans would be hard-pressed to name other leaders at the community, local, and national levels. In [this book] Janet Dewart Bell shines a light on women's all-too-often overlooked achievements in the Movement. Through wide-ranging conversations with nine women, several now in their nineties with decades of untold stories, we hear what ignited and fueled their activism, as Bell vividly captures their inspiring voices. [This book] offers these deeply personal and intimate accounts of extraordinary struggles for justice that resulted in profound social change, stories that are vital and relevant today. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, [this book] is a crucial document for understanding the Civil Rights Movement and an enduring testament to the vitality of women's leadership during one of the most dramatic periods of American history."--Jacket
Table Of Contents
Leah Chase -- Dr. June Jackson Christmas -- Aileen Hernandez -- Diane Nash -- Judy Richardson -- Kathleen Cleaver -- Gay McDougall -- Gloria Richardson -- Myrlie Evers
Creator
Subject
- Biographies
- Civil rights movements -- United States
- Biography
- Women + Biography
- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Politics and Government
- Défenseuses des droits de l'homme noires américaines + Histoire -- 20e siècle -- Biographies
- African American women civil rights workers + History -- 20th century -- Biography
- Civil rights workers
- Women civil rights workers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
- Défenseuses des droits de l'homme -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Women -- Biography
- États-Unis -- Relations raciales -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Mouvements des droits de l'homme -- États-Unis
- Human rights workers
- African American women + Civil rights + History -- 20th century
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Nonfiction
- Défenseurs des droits de l'homme
- collective biographies
- Noires américaines + Droits + Histoire -- 20e siècle
- African Americans -- Biography
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Author
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- Has instance2
Outgoing Resources
- Creator1
- Genre4
- Subject23
- Biographies
- Civil rights movements -- United States
- Biography
- Women + Biography
- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Politics and Government
- Défenseuses des droits de l'homme noires américaines + Histoire -- 20e siècle -- Biographies
- African American women civil rights workers + History -- 20th century -- Biography
- Civil rights workers
- Women civil rights workers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
- Défenseuses des droits de l'homme -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Women -- Biography
- États-Unis -- Relations raciales -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Mouvements des droits de l'homme -- États-Unis
- Human rights workers
- African American women + Civil rights + History -- 20th century
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Nonfiction
- Défenseurs des droits de l'homme
- collective biographies
- Noires américaines + Droits + Histoire -- 20e siècle
- African Americans -- Biography
- Content1
- Author1
- Mapped to1