"We specialize in the wholly impossible"

a reader in Black women's history

Author: Darlene Clark Hine
Secondary Author: Wilma King
ISBN: 9780926019812

From the introduction: This book was put together to reclaim, and to create heightened awareness about, individuals, contributions, and struggles that have made African-American survival and progress possible. We cannot accurately comprehend either our hidden potential or the full range of problems that besiege us until we know about the successful struggles that generations of foremothers waged against virtually insurmountable obstacles. We can, and will, chart a coherent future and win essential opportunities with a clear understanding of the past in all its pain and glory. Here, in a single volume, is a sweeping panorama of black women's experience throughout history and across classes and continents. Containing over 30 crucial essays by the most influential and prominent scholars in the field, including Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Linda Gordon, and Nell Irvin Painter, We Specialize in the Wholly Impossibleis a comprehensive assessment of black women's lives. The book is divided int

Publisher: Carlson Pub.
Publish Date: 1995-04-01

Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Social Science / Women's Studies, History / Social History, Religion / Spirituality

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