Summary
A collection of early, emerging works from some of today's most celebrated African American female writersWhen it was first published in 1970,The Black Womanintroduced readers to an astonishing new wave of voices that demanded to be heard. In this groundbreaking volume of original essays, poems, and stories, a chorus of outspoken women -- many who would become leaders in their fields: bestselling novelist Alice Walker, poets Audre Lorde and Nikki Giovanni, writer Paule Marshall, activist Grace Lee Boggs, and musician Abbey Lincoln among them -- tackled issues surrounding race and sex, body image, the economy, politics, labor, and much more. Their words still resonate with truth, relevance, and insight today.
Author Biography
Toni Cade Bambara was an author, filmmaker, activist, and educator. In the 1960s, she was involved in the Black Arts Movement, and active in the rise of black feminism. She created groundbreaking the feminist anthology collection featuring only women of color, The Black Woman. She is the author of The Salt Eaters, The Sea Birds Are Still Alive, Those Bones Are Not My Child—edited by Toni Morrison—and Gorilla, My Love. She also wrote short stories such as The Lesson, Raymond’s Run, and Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird.
Table of Contents
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And What About the Children |
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The Diary of an African Nun |
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Mississippi Politics---A Day in the Life of Ella J. Baker |
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To Whom Will She Cry Rape? |
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The Black Woman as a Woman |
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Double Jeopardy: To Be Black and Female |
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Black Man, My Man, Listen! |
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137 | (4) |
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Is the Black Male Castrated? |
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141 | (8) |
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Verta Mae Smart-Grosvenor |
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End Racism in Education: A Concerned Parent Speaks |
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155 | (10) |
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I Fell Off the Roof One Day (A View of the Black University) |
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165 | (6) |
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171 | (8) |
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Black People and the Victorian Ethos |
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179 | (8) |
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Black Pride? Some Contradictions |
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187 | (16) |
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The Pill: Genocide or Liberation? |
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203 | (10) |
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The Black Social Workers' Dilemma |
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213 | (14) |
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Ebony Minds, Black Voices |
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227 | (12) |
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Poor Black Women's Study Papers by Poor Black Women of Mount Vernon, New York |
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239 | (12) |
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A Historical and Critical Essay for Black Women in the Cities, June 1969 |
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251 | (18) |
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The Black Revolution in America |
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287 | (10) |
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297 | (6) |
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Thinking About the Play The Great White Hope |
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Are the Revolutionary Techniques Employed in The Battle of Algiers Applicable to Harlem? |
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