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Bell, Janet Dewart.
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Women civil rights workers, Black -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women, Black -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women, Black -- Biography.
United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Bell, Janet Dewart.
Women civil rights workers, Black -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women, Black -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women, Black -- Biography.
United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Lighting the fires of freedom : African American women in the Civil Rights Movement / Janet Dewart Bell.
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Bell, Janet Dewart.
The New Press, 2018.
Call #:
323
.0820973
B433L
Subjects
Women civil rights workers, Black -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women, Black -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women, Black -- Biography.
United States -- History -- 20th century.
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9781620973356 (hc.)
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224 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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Includes index.
Summary:
"During the Civil Rights Movement, African American women were generally not in the headlines; 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, Coretta Scott King, and Dorothy Height, most Americans, black and white alike, would be hard-pressed to name other leaders at the community, local, and national levels. In Lighting the Fires of Freedom 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. Lighting the Fires of Freedom offers these deeply personal and intimate accounts of extraordinary struggles for justice that resulted in profound social change, stories that remain important and relevant today. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Lighting the Fires of Freedom is a vital 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."--From publisher.
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