Blackbirds Singing

Blackbirds Singing

AngličtinaEbook
Bell, Janet Dewart
The New Press
EAN: 9781620976296
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An uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by the civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author';Bell reminds readers that one story is never enough to truly explain a movement.'Shelf AwarenessWhen Mary Ann Shadd Carythe first Black woman publisher in North Americadeclared, ';break every yoke . . . let the oppressed go free' to congregants in Chatham, Canada, in 1858, she joined a tradition of African American women speaking for their own liberation. Drawing from a rich archive of political speeches, acclaimed activist and author Janet Dewart Bell explores this tradition in Blackbirds Singing, a soaring newand gorgeously packagedcollection of African American women's speeches.Gathering an array of recognized names as well as some new discoveries, Janet Dewart Bell curates public addresses by Black women beginning in the nineteenth century and extending to the twenty-first century. Author of Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement, a nominee for the NAACP Image Award, Bell highlights Black women speaking truth to power in service of freedom and justice. From Harriet Tubman to Barbara Lee, Josephine Baker to Barbara Jordan, these magnificent speakers explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and leadership. Bell's substantive introductions provide rich new context for each woman's speech.With an expansive historical lens, Blackbirds Singing celebrates the tradition of Black women's political speech and labor, allowing the voices and powerful visions of African American women to speak across generations building power for the world.
EAN 9781620976296
ISBN 1620976293
Typ produktu Ebook
Vydavatel The New Press
Datum vydání 16. ledna 2024
Jazyk English
Země Uruguay
Autoři Bell, Janet Dewart