Too Heavy a Load: Black Women in Defense of Themselves, 1894-1994
Description
Spanning a century of American history, this penetrating work examines how Black women defended themselves, shaped their identities, and challenged both racism and sexism from 1894 to 1994. It illuminates their often-overlooked contributions to civil rights, women’s rights, and the preservation of civil liberties, while tracing the tensions created by competing racial and gender agendas. With insight and historical depth, the book explores the burdens Black women carried—and the ways changing ideas about racial progress increasingly centered Black men rather than the women who had long stood at the forefront of the struggle.
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paperback
W. W. Norton & Company
Published Jan 1, 2000
320 pages
ISBN: 9780393319927
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First Published
1999
Language
eng
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