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Jan 1, 2001 · A biographical collection of portraits celebrating Black Women who shaped America, strove for their dreams, and refused to toe the line in the face of adversity and discrimination. Their faces, and their words share with us a wisdom of life thoroughly lived.
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Jun 15, 2000 · Of the images that previously have been presented in print, the majority have been of famous Black women. The Face of Our Past brings the ordinary Black woman to center stage, showing how she lives, loves her family, works to survive, fights for her people, and expresses her individuality.
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- When and Where I Enter: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America. Paula Giddings (1984) This pioneering study in Black feminist thought tells the story of how Black women in the United States challenged racism and sexism from the era of slavery to the 1980s.
- To Joy My Freedom: Southern Black Women’s Lives and Labors after the Civil War. Tera W. Hunter (1998) In this groundbreaking book, working-class Black women in Atlanta take center stage—as workers, political activists and agents of change in their communities.
- Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday. Angela Davis (1999) In this important book, political activist and theorist Angela Davis offers a nuanced portrait of three leading Black women blues singers.
- Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision. Barbara Ransby (2005) This comprehensive and thoroughly researched book charts the life of activist Ella Baker—one of the most influential Black women of the Civil Rights Movement.
In the U.S., the images of the asexual mammy, the jezebel, and the “bad Black-girl” became the defining standards of Black womanhood. These images have shaped how Black women’s sexuality, reproduction, and mothering are perceived in the American imaginary.
Feb 4, 2020 · 3,199 ratings476 reviews. Goodreads Choice Award. Nominee for Best History & Biography (2020) A vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are--and have always been--instrumental in shaping our country.
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Feb 1, 2021 · Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All (2020) by Martha S. Jones. Historian Martha Jones writes of how Black women — such as Maria Stewart, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Stacey Abrams — are integral to American democracy.
Nov 8, 2022 · Black Matrilineage, Photography, and Representation questions how the Black female body, specifically the Black maternal body, navigates interlocking structures that place a false narrative on her body and that of her maternal ancestors.
