Blackbirds singing : inspiring Black women's speeches from the Civil War to the twenty-first century
(2024)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
815.008089/BELL,J
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : The New Press, 2024
DESCRIPTION
xii, 300 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781620976289, 1620976285 :, 1620976285, 9781620976289
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"An uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author Janet Dewart Bell. These magnificent speakers explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and leadership, and Bell's substantive introductions provide rich new context for each woman's speech, highlighting Black women speaking truth to power in service of freedom and justice"--