Brave Black Women : : From Slavery to the Space Shuttle /

Brave Black Women : : From Slavery to the Space Shuttle / / Sharon Kahn, Ruthe Winegarten.

Brave black women have played important roles in American history. Before the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, black women bore the bonds of slavery with courage and strength. Since Emancipation, black women have supported schools, churches, and civic organizations, entered many professions, and h...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Winegarten, Ruthe,
Kahn, Sharon,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©1997
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (175 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Slavery: Overcoming Fear
  • 2. Freed Women : How They Survived
  • 3. Education : The Road to a Better Life
  • 4. Community Building: Women United!
  • 5. Fighting Oppression : For the Vote and Against Violence
  • 6. Work : Women of Achievement
  • 7. World War II: Serving Their Country
  • 8. The Civil Rights Movement: Equal Justice for All
  • 9. The Arts and Sports : Creating and Performing
  • 10. Law and Politics : Women of Power
  • 11. Barbara Jordan : Defender of the Constitution
  • Barbara Jordan Chronology
  • Sources of Quotations by Barbara Jordan
  • Reading List
  • Credits
  • Index

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