Want to Start a Revolution? : : Radical Women in the Black Freedom Struggle / / ed. by Jeanne Theoharis, Dayo F. Gore, Komozi Woodard.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Crawford, Margo Natalie,; Cumberbatch, Prudence,; Fernández, Johanna,; Fujino, Diane C.,; Gore, Dayo F.,; Guild, Joshua,; Horne, Gerald,; Huggins, Ericka,; James, Joy,; LeBlanc-Ernest, Angela D.,; McDuffie, Erik S.,; Nadasen, Premilla,; Randolph, Sherie M.,; Smethurst, James,; Stevens, Margaret,; Theoharis, Jeanne,; Woodard, Komozi,
• HerausgeberIn: Gore, Dayo F.,; Theoharis, Jeanne,; Woodard, Komozi,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Uncovers the often overlooked stories of the women who shaped the black freedom struggleThe story of the black freedom struggle in America has been overwhelmingly male-centric, starring leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Huey Newton. With few exceptions, black women have been perceived as supporting actresses; as behind-the-scenes or peripheral activists, or rank and file party members. But what about Vicki Garvin, a Brooklyn-born activist who became a leader of the National Negro Labor Council and guide to Malcolm X on his travels through Africa? What about Shirley Chisholm, the first black Congresswoman?From Rosa Parks and Esther Cooper Jackson, to Shirley Graham DuBois and Assata Shakur, a host of women demonstrated a lifelong commitment to radical change, embracing multiple roles to sustain the movement, founding numerous groups and mentoring younger activists. Helping to create the groundwork and continuity for the movement by operating as local organizers, international mobilizers, and charismatic leaders, the stories of the women profiled in Want to Start a Revolution? help shatter the pervasive and imbalanced image of women on the sidelines of the black freedom struggle.Contributors: Margo Natalie Crawford, Prudence Cumberbatch, Johanna Fernández, Diane C. Fujino, Dayo F. Gore, Joshua Guild, Gerald Horne, Ericka Huggins, Angela D. LeBlanc-Ernest, Joy James, Erik McDuffie, Premilla Nadasen, Sherie M. Randolph, James Smethurst, Margaret Stevens, and Jeanne Theoharis.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 “No Small Amount of Change Could Do” -- 2 What “the Cause” Needs Is a “Brainy and Energetic Woman” -- 3 From Communist Politics to Black Power -- 4 Shirley Graham Du Bois -- 5 “A Life History of Being Rebellious” -- 6 Framing the Panther -- 7 Revolutionary Women, Revolutionary Education -- 8 Must Revolution Be a Family Affair? -- 9 Retraining the Heartworks -- 10 “Women’s Liberation or . . . Black Liberation, You’re Fighting the Same Enemies” -- 11 To Make That Someday Come -- 12 Denise Oliver and the Young Lords Party -- 13 Grassroots Leadership and Afro-Asian Solidarities -- 14 “We Do Whatever Becomes Necessary” -- About the Contributors -- Index