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| Prologue | 1 | |
| Ch. 1 | A New and Alien World: Seventeenth and eighteenth centuries | 7 |
| Ch. 2 | A Tale of Three Cities: Late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries | 31 |
| Ch. 3 | Survival and Other Forms of Resistance: Antebellum years on slave plantations | 65 |
| Ch. 4 | Resistance Becomes Rebellion: Antebellum years among free African Americans | 102 |
| Ch. 5 | The War for Freedom: The Civil War | 125 |
| Ch. 6 | Free Women in Search of Freedom: Reconstruction | 147 |
| Ch. 7 | Blossoming in Hard Soil: Late nineteenth century | 165 |
| Ch. 8 | No Mountain Too High: Early twentieth century | 192 |
| Ch. 9 | They Carried Their Freedom Bags: The Great Migration | 213 |
| Ch. 10 | The Great Depression: 1930 through World War II | 240 |
| Ch. 11 | Towards Freedom: Post-war through 1960s | 266 |
| Ch. 12 | The Caged Bird Sings: 1970s and 1980s | 295 |
| Epilogue: A New Era for Black Women | 309 | |
| The Collaboration | 315 | |
| Acknowledgments | 320 | |
| Endnotes | 321 | |
| Bibliography | 333 | |
| Index | 339 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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Kenny Evans
reviewed A Shining Thread of Hope: The History of Black Women in America on May 16, 2019 A Shining Thread of Hope: The History of Black Women in America
A Shining Thread of Hope should be required reading for all people because
-History is often presented from a wealthy white male perspective. This book is not about them...at all. Women are often depicted as being support figures in relation to men wielding power and influence. While this is true to some degree, it is not the one and only story.
-Black women are shown as magnificent, intelligent, capable authoritative figures in any discipline of their choosing. Politics, armed forces, education, religion, the arts, and community leadership are all represented well. Black women are not a monolithic stereotype that can be categorized as Mammy, Jezebel, or Sapphire. We are women who love, women who are courageous, women who are ambitious, in one word we are human.
The writing style of this book is accessible. Though it took me longer than I would have liked to complete reading, it was not a chore at all. I admire the transitions between the subjects and chapters, it reminded me of a song that's a perfect composition: the right melody, pitch, and timing set to music that doesn't steal attention from the lyrics.
It's not explicitly stated, but I think this book is a good place to begin if one is interested in womanist theory and/or gain understanding of intersectionality.
Key quote-something that is SO relevant today
"Survival itself was a form of resistance. And resistance was crucial to the survival of the spirit" (91).
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