At the dark end of the street : black women, rape, and resistance-- a new history of the Civil Rights movement from Rosa Parks to the rise of black power

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Label

At the dark end of the street : black women, rape, and resistance-- a new history of the Civil Rights movement from Rosa Parks to the rise of black power

Title remainder

black women, rape, and resistance-- a new history of the Civil Rights movement from Rosa Parks to the rise of black power

Statement of responsibility

Danielle L. McGuire

Creator

• McGuire, Danielle L

Subject

• African American women -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- History -- 20th century
• African American women -- Violence against -- Alabama -- History -- 20th century
• Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
• Rape -- Political aspects -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
• Southern States -- Race relations | History -- 20th century

Language

eng

Summary

A history of America's civil rights movement traces the pivotal influence of sexual violence that victimized African American women for centuries, revealing Rosa Parks's contributions as an anti-rape activist years before her heroic bus protest

Cataloging source

BTCTA

Dewey number

323.1196/0730761

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

E185.61

LC item number

.M4777 2011

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography