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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The abolitionist cause appealed to women seeking freedom for themselves.
Chapter 3: Despite their immense contributions, Black women were kept from leadership in the antislavery movement.
Chapter 4: Black women forged their own path to equality.
Chapter 5: Ending slavery and freeing women were two sides of the same coin.
Chapter 6: The Civil War brought radical changes, but Black Americans were still denied full equality.
Chapter 7: While other groups compromised, Black women continued to demand universal voting rights nationwide.
Chapter 8: Mary McLeod Bethune carried the fight to the Jim Crow South after women secured their right to vote.
Chapter 9: Gaining influence in Washington broke new ground for the civil rights movement.
Description
Vanguard (2020) is a history of the struggle for justice in the United States, told from the perspective of the African American women who were so often at its cutting edge. In these blinks, we’ll see how these women defied racism and sexism in their quest to create a society that lived up to the ideals of the American Revolution. Along the way, we’ll explore the complicated alliances, heroic grassroots organizations, and remarkable individuals who won Black women the vote and forged a biracial democracy.
Who Should Listen
- Activists and campaigners
- History buffs
- Scholars and students