African American women and the vote, 1837-1965

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African American women and the vote, 1837-1965

Written by leading scholars of African American and women's history, the essays in this volume seek to reconceptualize the political history of black women in the United States by placing them "at the center of our thinking." The book explores how slavery, racial discrimination, and gender shaped the goals that African American women set for themselves, their families, and their race and looks at the political tools at their disposal.

By identifying key turning points for black women, the essays create a new chronology and a new paradigm for historical analysis. The chronology begins in 1837 with the interracial meeting of antislavery women in New York City and concludes with the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

The contributors focus on specific examples of women pursuing a dual ambition: to gain full civil and political rights and to improve the social conditions of African Americans. Together, the essays challenge us to rethink common generalizations that govern much of our historical thinking about the experience of African American women.

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English
Pages
217

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African American women and the vote, 1837-1965
1997, University of Massachusetts Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-214).

Published in
Amherst

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
324.6/23/08996073
Library of Congress
JK1924 .A47 1997, JK1924.A47 1997, JK1924 .A47 1997eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
217 p. ;
Number of pages
217

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL977685M
Internet Archive
africanamericanw0000unse_q4k8
ISBN 10
1558490582, 1558490590
LCCN
96014881
OCLC/WorldCat
43475507, 34549080
Library Thing
7805792
Goodreads
1925113
556034

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