A Black Women's History of the United States

Author: Daina Ramey Berry
Secondary Author: Kali Nicole Gross
ISBN: 9780807033555

2021 NAACP Image Award Nominee: Outstanding Literary Work – Non-FictionHonorable Mention for the 2021 Organization of American Historians Darlene Clark Hine AwardA vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are—and have always been—instrumental in shaping our countryIn centering Black women’s stories, two award-winning historians seek both to empower African American women and to show their allies that Black women’s unique ability to make their own communities while combatting centuries of oppression is an essential component in our continued resistance to systemic racism and sexism. Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross offer an examination and celebration of Black womanhood, beginning with the first African women who arrived in what became the United States to African American women of today.A Black Women’s History of the United States reaches far beyond a single narrative to showcase Black wome

Publisher: Beacon Press
Publish Date: 2020-02-04

Subjects: History / Women, History / African American & Black, Social Science / Women's Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: African-American/Black Studies)