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In Recognition of Women Revolutionaries
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The Crisis
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March 1, 2005
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In Recognition of Women Revolutionaries Living for the Revolution: Black Feminist Organizations, 1968-1980 By Kimberly Springer (Duke University Press, $21.95)
Not every dissertation turns into a remarkable book. But thank goodness Kimberly Springer chose to research and chronicle "an overlooked chapter in social movement history," the story of Black feminists organizations in the United States and the unprecedented growth in Black feminist consciousness from 1968 to 1980. Springer writes about the founding, operation and demise of several organizations, and in the process gives a front-row view of incredible history that might otherwise be lost.
"Similar to the gaps in civil rights ...
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