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“There is so much to learn from this remarkable book, which was published in 1993. It shows how the Black Baptist church—and Black churches in general—provided a crucial political space for African American women, during a time in which Black women did not have access to the vote. The book focuses on 1880 to 1920, from post-Reconstruction through the Jim Crow period. Higginbotham shows that, despite the obstacles erected against their participation in American democracy, these women were able to still engage in political activity using the Black Baptist church as a public space.” Read more...
The best books on African American Women’s History
Keisha N. Blain, Historian
