The Resource Lighting the fires of freedom : African American women in the civil rights movement, Janet Dewart Bell
Lighting the fires of freedom : African American women in the civil rights movement, Janet Dewart Bell
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- Summary
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- Through wide-ranging conversations with nine African American women-- several now in their nineties-- Bell has created an oral history that shines a light on their significant contributions in the twentieth-century fight for civil rights. An enduring testament to the vitality of women's all-too-often overlooked achievements while doing the work that needed to be done. -- adapted from jacket
- "During the Civil Rights Movement, African American women did not stand on ceremony; they simply did the work that needed to be done. Yet despite their significant contributions at all levels of the Movement, they remain mostly invisible to the larger public. Beyond Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King, most Americans would be hard-pressed to name other leaders at the community, local, and national levels. In [this book] Janet Dewart Bell shines a light on women's all-too-often overlooked achievements in the Movement. Through wide-ranging conversations with nine women, several now in their nineties with decades of untold stories, we hear what ignited and fueled their activism, as Bell vividly captures their inspiring voices. [This book] offers these deeply personal and intimate accounts of extraordinary struggles for justice that resulted in profound social change, stories that are vital and relevant today. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, [this book] is a crucial document for understanding the Civil Rights Movement and an enduring testament to the vitality of women's leadership during one of the most dramatic periods of American history."--Dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 224 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- Leah Chase
- Dr. June Jackson Christmas
- Aileen Hernandez
- Diane Nash
- Judy Richardson
- Kathleen Cleaver
- Gay McDougall
- Gloria Richardson
- Myrlie Evers
- Isbn
- 9781620973356
- Label
- Lighting the fires of freedom : African American women in the civil rights movement
- Title
- Lighting the fires of freedom
- Title remainder
- African American women in the civil rights movement
- Statement of responsibility
- Janet Dewart Bell
- Subject
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- African American women -- Civil rights
- African American women -- Civil rights | History -- 20th century
- African American women civil rights workers
- African American women civil rights workers
- African American women civil rights workers -- History -- 20th century -- Biography
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biography
- Biography
- Civil rights movements
- Civil rights movements
- Civil rights movements -- United States
- 1900-1999
- Civil rights workers
- Civil rights workers
- HISTORY / African American
- History
- History
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics
- United States
- United States
- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Civil rights workers
- African American women -- Civil rights
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- Through wide-ranging conversations with nine African American women-- several now in their nineties-- Bell has created an oral history that shines a light on their significant contributions in the twentieth-century fight for civil rights. An enduring testament to the vitality of women's all-too-often overlooked achievements while doing the work that needed to be done. -- adapted from jacket
- "During the Civil Rights Movement, African American women did not stand on ceremony; they simply did the work that needed to be done. Yet despite their significant contributions at all levels of the Movement, they remain mostly invisible to the larger public. Beyond Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King, most Americans would be hard-pressed to name other leaders at the community, local, and national levels. In [this book] Janet Dewart Bell shines a light on women's all-too-often overlooked achievements in the Movement. Through wide-ranging conversations with nine women, several now in their nineties with decades of untold stories, we hear what ignited and fueled their activism, as Bell vividly captures their inspiring voices. [This book] offers these deeply personal and intimate accounts of extraordinary struggles for justice that resulted in profound social change, stories that are vital and relevant today. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, [this book] is a crucial document for understanding the Civil Rights Movement and an enduring testament to the vitality of women's leadership during one of the most dramatic periods of American history."--Dust jacket
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- LBSOR/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bell, Janet Dewart
- Dewey number
- 323.1196/0730082
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E185.61
- LC item number
- .B375 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- African American women civil rights workers
- African American women
- Civil rights movements
- United States
- Civil rights workers
- HISTORY / African American
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics
- African American women
- African American women civil rights workers
- Civil rights movements
- Civil rights workers
- United States
- Label
- Lighting the fires of freedom : African American women in the civil rights movement, Janet Dewart Bell
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Leah Chase -- Dr. June Jackson Christmas -- Aileen Hernandez -- Diane Nash -- Judy Richardson -- Kathleen Cleaver -- Gay McDougall -- Gloria Richardson -- Myrlie Evers
- Control code
- 1004577976
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 224 pages
- Isbn
- 9781620973356
- Lccn
- 2017051225
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 40028196785
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1004577976
- Label
- Lighting the fires of freedom : African American women in the civil rights movement, Janet Dewart Bell
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Leah Chase -- Dr. June Jackson Christmas -- Aileen Hernandez -- Diane Nash -- Judy Richardson -- Kathleen Cleaver -- Gay McDougall -- Gloria Richardson -- Myrlie Evers
- Control code
- 1004577976
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 224 pages
- Isbn
- 9781620973356
- Lccn
- 2017051225
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40028196785
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1004577976
Subject
- African American women -- Civil rights
- African American women -- Civil rights | History -- 20th century
- African American women civil rights workers
- African American women civil rights workers
- African American women civil rights workers -- History -- 20th century -- Biography
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biography
- Biography
- Civil rights movements
- Civil rights movements
- Civil rights movements -- United States
- 1900-1999
- Civil rights workers
- Civil rights workers
- HISTORY / African American
- History
- History
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics
- United States
- United States
- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Civil rights workers
- African American women -- Civil rights
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