{"product_id":"9781620976289","title":"Blackbirds Singing","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"desc_summary1620976285-content\" class=\"expandContent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by the civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Bell reminds readers that one story is never enough to truly explain a movement.”—\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Mary Ann Shadd Cary—the first Black woman publisher in North America—declared, “break every yoke . . . let the oppressed go free” to congregants in Chatham, Canada, in 1858, she joined a tradition of African American women speaking for their own liberation. Drawing from a rich archive of political speeches, acclaimed activist and author Janet Dewart Bell explores this tradition in\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlackbirds Singing\u003c\/em\u003e, a soaring new—and gorgeously packaged—collection of African American women’s speeches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGathering an array of recognized names as well as some new discoveries, Janet Dewart Bell curates public addresses by Black women beginning in the nineteenth century and extending to the twenty-first century. Author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/em\u003e, a nominee for the NAACP Image Award, Bell highlights Black women speaking truth to power in service of freedom and justice. From Harriet Tubman to Barbara Lee, Josephine Baker to Barbara Jordan, these magnificent speakers explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and leadership. Bell’s substantive introductions provide rich new context for each woman’s speech.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith an expansive historical lens,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlackbirds Singing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecelebrates the tradition of Black women’s political speech and labor, allowing the voices and powerful visions of African American women to speak across generations building power for the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandHeader accFont\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Janet Dewart Bell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover \/ The New Press \/ 2\/1\/2022","offer_id":41298801623227,"sku":"9781620976289","price":33.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/9781620976289_1ef71.jpg?v=1629844567","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781620976289","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}