Lighting the fires of freedom : African American women in the civil rights movement / Janet Dewart Bell.

"Through wide-ranging conversations with nine African American women, several now in their nineties with decades of untold stories, we hear what ignited and fueled their activism, as Bell vividly captures their inspiring voices"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bell, Janet Dewart (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : The New Press, 2018.
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Physical Description:224 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Format: Book

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