Ella Baker and the Black freedom movement : a radical democratic vision /
One of the most important African American leaders of the 20th century and perhaps the most influential woman in the civil rights movement, Ella Baker (1903-1986) was an activist whose remarkable career spanned 50 years and touched thousands of lives.
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill ; London :
The University of North Carolina Press,
[2003]
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| Series: | Gender & American culture.
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| Summary: | One of the most important African American leaders of the 20th century and perhaps the most influential woman in the civil rights movement, Ella Baker (1903-1986) was an activist whose remarkable career spanned 50 years and touched thousands of lives. "One of the most important African American leaders of the twentieth century and perhaps the most influential woman in the civil rights movement, Ella Baker (1903-1986) was an activist whose remarkable career spanned fifty years and touched thousands of lives. A gifted grassroots organizer, Baker shunned the spotlight in favor of vital behind-the-scenes work that helped power the black freedom struggle. She was a national officer and key figure in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, one of the founders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and a prime mover in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Baker made a place for herself in predominantly male political circles that included W.E.B. Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, and Martin Luther King Jr., all the while maintaining relationships with a vibrant group of women, students, and activists both black and white. In this deeply researched biography, Barbara Ransby chronicles Baker's long and rich political career as an organizer, an intellectual, and a teacher, from her early experiences in depression-era Harlem to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Ransby shows Baker to be a complex figure whose radical, democratic worldview, commitment to empowering the black poor, and emphasis on group-centered, grassroots leadership set her apart from most of her political contemporaries. Beyond documenting an extraordinary life, the book paints a vivid picture of the African American fight for justice and its intersections with other progressive struggles worldwide across the twentieth century."--Provided by publisher |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Awards: | Lillian Smith Book Award, 2004 American Historical Association Joan Kelly Memorial Prize, 2003. Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award, 2004. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0807862703 9780807862704 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from digital title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed August 29, 2018). Print version record. |