Ella Baker and the Black freedom movement : a radical democratic vision

The Resource Ella Baker and the Black freedom movement : a radical democratic vision
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Ella Baker and the Black freedom movement : a radical democratic vision
Title remainder
a radical democratic vision
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Barbara Ransby
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Ella Baker & the Black freedom movement
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eng
Summary
  • One of the most important African American leaders of the 20th century and perhaps the most influential woman in the civil rights movement, Ella Baker (1903-1986) was an activist whose remarkable career spanned 50 years and touched thousands of lives
  • "One of the most important African American leaders of the twentieth century and perhaps the most influential woman in the civil rights movement, Ella Baker (1903-1986) was an activist whose remarkable career spanned fifty years and touched thousands of lives. A gifted grassroots organizer, Baker shunned the spotlight in favor of vital behind-the-scenes work that helped power the black freedom struggle. She was a national officer and key figure in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, one of the founders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and a prime mover in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Baker made a place for herself in predominantly male political circles that included W.E.B. Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, and Martin Luther King Jr., all the while maintaining relationships with a vibrant group of women, students, and activists both black and white. In this deeply researched biography, Barbara Ransby chronicles Baker's long and rich political career as an organizer, an intellectual, and a teacher, from her early experiences in depression-era Harlem to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Ransby shows Baker to be a complex figure whose radical, democratic worldview, commitment to empowering the black poor, and emphasis on group-centered, grassroots leadership set her apart from most of her political contemporaries. Beyond documenting an extraordinary life, the book paints a vivid picture of the African American fight for justice and its intersections with other progressive struggles worldwide across the twentieth century."--Provided by publisher
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Awards note
  • Lillian Smith Book Award, 2004
  • American Historical Association Joan Kelly Memorial Prize, 2003.
  • Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award, 2004.
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
N$T
Dewey number
  • 323/.092
  • B
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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E185.97.B214
LC item number
R36 2003eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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Gender & American culture

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