Surviving the Silence

Black Women's Stories of Rape

Author: Charlotte Pierce-Baker
ISBN: 9780393046618

In this necessary book, Charlotte Pierce-Baker weaves together the accounts of black women who have been raped and who have felt that they had to remain silent in order to protect themselves and their race. Surviving the Silence opens with the author's harrowing and courageous account of her rape in her middle-class home outside of Philadelphia. Including the stories of the author's own family's response, plus the voices of black men who have supported rape survivors, "Surviving the Silence" becomes a full chorus that sings of black women's survival.

Publisher: W.W. Norton
Publish Date: 1998-01-01

Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Social Science / Human Services

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Sexual Assault/Harassment)