african american women political activists

"A memoir by the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement explains the movement's position of love, humanity, and justice, challenging perspectives that have negatively labeled the movement's activists while calling for essential political changes."--OCLC.

A collection of essays which study the role of African-American women in the civil rights and Black Power movement.

A brief biography of teacher, author, and civil rights worker Mary McLeod Bethune, who tirelessly worked to improve education for African-American girls and women.

Presents the life of Callie House, a former slave and mother of five who still had time to demand ex-slave reparations. Focuses on how the Justice Department curtailed the activities of the Callie House organizers, and gravely violated her constitutional rights. She was also accused of mail fraud and was denied support by African-American newspapers.

Presents a brief biography of Mary McLeod Bethune, education and civil rights activist, describing her childhood, and her achievements--including the founding of the Bethune-Cookman College--and her work with Franklin Roosevelt on behalf of African-Americans.

Safiya Bukhari joined the Black Panther Party in 1969, embarking on a lifelong commitment to community organizing. She served nine years in prison on charges related to the Black Liberation Army and she was released in 1983. Upon her release she began working in organizations advocating for the release of political prisoners. She died in 2003.

Details the history of African American women in the civil rights and abolitionist movements from the 19th century to the present day. Includes information on such figures as Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, Marian Wright Edelman and Maxine Waters.

An introduction to the life of Mary McLeod Bethune, an African American educator who fought poverty and discrimination, founded a college, and worked with Franklin Delano Roosevelt to improve opportunities for blacks.

Offers a brief introduction to the life and career of African-American educator Mary McLeod Bethune.

Examines the life of Callie House, a woman who was born into slavery in 1861 and later became a laundress in Nashville, focusing on her demand that the U.S. government pay pensions to ex-slaves for centuries of unpaid labor, and discussing the efforts of the Justice Department to stop House and her followers.