Books by Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham
“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
Interviews where books by Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham were recommended
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Righteous Discontent: The Women’s Movement in the Black Baptist Church, 1880–1920
by Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham -
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To 'Joy My Freedom: Southern Black Women's Lives and Labors after the Civil War
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Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement
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Sojourning for Freedom: Black Women, American Communism, and the Making of Black Left Feminism
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Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom
by Keisha N. Blain
The best books on African American Women’s History, recommended by Keisha N. Blain
The best books on African American Women’s History, recommended by Keisha N. Blain
Black women’s stories are often untold, but their critical role in American society and politics is finally being broadly acknowledged. Black activists today are building upon the legacy of African American women who have been using every open avenue to seek social justice for centuries. And “no matter how many obstacles are erected to impede them,” says award-winning historian Keisha N. Blain, Black women “are unstoppable.”
