Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
Want to Start a Revolution? : Radical Women in the Black Freedom Struggle, Hardback Book

Want to Start a Revolution? : Radical Women in the Black Freedom Struggle Hardback

Edited by Jeanne Theoharis, Komozi Woodard, Dayo F. Gore

Hardback

Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks

Description

Uncovers the often overlooked stories of the women who shaped the black freedom struggleThe story of the black freedom struggle in America has been overwhelmingly male-centric, starring leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Huey Newton.

With few exceptions, black women have been perceived as supporting actresses; as behind-the-scenes or peripheral activists, or rank and file party members.

But what about Vicki Garvin, a Brooklyn-born activist who became a leader of the National Negro Labor Council and guide to Malcolm X on his travels through Africa?

What about Shirley Chisholm, the first black Congresswoman?From Rosa Parks and Esther Cooper Jackson, to Shirley Graham DuBois and Assata Shakur, a host of women demonstrated a lifelong commitment to radical change, embracing multiple roles to sustain the movement, founding numerous groups and mentoring younger activists.

Helping to create the groundwork and continuity for the movement by operating as local organizers, international mobilizers, and charismatic leaders, the stories of the women profiled in Want to Start a Revolution? help shatter the pervasive and imbalanced image of women on the sidelines of the black freedom struggle. Contributors: Margo Natalie Crawford, Prudence Cumberbatch, Johanna Fernandez, Diane C.

Fujino, Dayo F. Gore, Joshua Guild, Gerald Horne, Ericka Huggins, Angela D.

LeBlanc-Ernest, Joy James, Erik McDuffie, Premilla Nadasen, Sherie M.

Randolph, James Smethurst, Margaret Stevens, and Jeanne Theoharis.

Information

Save 3%

£76.00

£73.15

Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information