Title 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 / Danielle L. McGuire

Edition 1st Vintage Books ed Published New York : Vintage Books, 2011

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Description xxiii, 392 p. : ill. ; 21 cm Contents Prologue -- They'd kill me if I told -- Negroes every day are being molested -- Walking in pride and dignity -- There's open season on Negroes now -- It was like all of us had been raped -- A black woman's body was never hers alone -- Sex and civil rights -- Power to the ice pick -- Epilogue: we all lived in fear for years 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. Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-378) and index Subject African American women -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- History -- 20th century African American women -- Violence against -- Alabama -- History -- 20th century Rape -- Political aspects -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century SUBJECT Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century ISBN 9780307389244 0307389243

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