Blackbirds SingingAuthor :
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Published : Thursday 29 February 2024
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An uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by the civil and human rights activist, scholar, and authorWhen Mary Ann Shadd Caryâ?"the first Black woman publisher in North Americaâ?"declared, â?obreak every yoke . . . let the oppressed go freeâ?? to congregants in Chatham, Canada, in 1858, she joined a tradition of African American women speaking for their own liberation. Drawing from a rich archive of political speeches, acclaimed activist and author Janet Dewart Bell, the author ofA Lighting the Fires of Freedom,A which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award, explores this tradition inA Blackbirds Singing. Gathering an array of recognized names as well as new discoveries, Bell curates two centuries of stirring public addresses by Black women, from Harriet Tubman and Ella Baker to Barbara Lee and Barbara Jordan. These magnificent speakers explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and leadership, highlighting Black women speaking truth to power in service of freedom and justice. With an expansive historical lens,A Blackbirds SingingA celebrates the tradition of Black womenâ?Ts political speech and labor, allowing the voices and powerful visions of African American women to speak across generations building power for the world.
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