When and where I enter

Description:

This book is a testimonial to the profound influence of African-American women on race and women's movements throughout American history. Drawing on speeches, diaries, letters, and other original documents, the author portrays how black women have transcended racist and sexist attitudes - often confronting white feminists and black male leaders alike - to initiate social and political reform. From the open disregard for the rights of slave women to examples of today's more covert racism and sexism in civil rights and women'sorganizations, the author illuminates the black woman's crusade for equality. In the process, she paints portraits of black female leaders, such as anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells, educator and FDR adviser Mary McLeod Bethune, and the heroic civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, among others, who fought both overt and institutionalized oppression.

subjects: Race relations,  Civil rights,  Afro-American women,  Afro-Americans,  Feminism,  African American women,  African Americans,  Political activity,  History,  African americans, race identity,  Sex customs,  Women's rights,  African american women--political activity--history,  Feminism--history,  Feminism--united states--history,  African americans--civil rights,  E185.86 .g49 1996,  305.48896/073

Places: United States