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In The Mid-1950s, As Many Developing Nations Sought Independence From Colonial Rule, Black Women In The American South And In South Africa Launched Parallel Campaigns To End Racial Injustice Within Their Respective Communities. Just As The Dignified Obstinacy Of Mrs. Rosa Parks Sparked The Montgomery Bus Boycott In 1955, The 20,000 South African Women Who Marched In Pretoria A Year Later To Protest The Pass Laws Signaled A New Wave Of Resistance To The System Of Apartheid. In Both Places Women Who Had Previously Been Consigned To Subordinate Roles Brought Fresh Leadership To The Struggle For Political Freedom And Social Equality. In This Book, Pamela E. Brooks Tells Their Story, Documenting The Extraordinary Achievements Of Otherwise Ordinary Women.^ In Comparing The Experiences Of Black Women Activists In Two Different Parts Of The African Diaspora, Brooks Draws Heavily On Oral Histories That Provide Clear, And Often Painful, Insight Into Their Backgrounds, Their Motives, Their Hopes, And Their Fears. We Learn How Black Women From All Walks Of Life -- Domestic And Factory Workers, Householders, Teachers, Union Organizers, Churchwomen, Clubwomen, Rural And Urban Dwellers Alike --^

Author

Pamela E. Brooks

Publisher

University of Massachusetts Press; Univ. of Massachusetts Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781558496767

Subjects

History, Sociology, Science