Without fear : Black women and the making of human rights / Keisha N. Blain.
| Author/creator | Blain, Keisha N., 1985- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | 290 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Without fear and hesitancy -- Universal, natural, and equal rights -- Make the world safe for darker peoples -- The rights of dark people in every part of the world -- For the right to human dignity -- Human dignity and mutual respect -- The supreme worth of every human being -- Internationalizing the struggle -- The battle for justice for everyone -- An ongoing fight. |
| Abstract | "Even before they were recognized as citizens of the United States, Black women understood that the fights for civil and human rights were inseparable. Over the course of two hundred years, they were at the forefront of national and international movements for social change, weaving connections between their own and others' freedom struggles around the world. Without Fear tells how, during American history, Black women made humans rights theirs: from worldwide travel and public advocacy in the global Black press to their work for the United Nations, they courageously and effectively moved human rights beyond an esoteric concept to an active, organizing principle. Acclaimed historian Keisha N. Blain tells the story of these women--from the well-known, like Ida B. Wells, Madam C. J. Walker, and Lena Horne, to those who are still less known, including Pearl Sherrod, Aretha McKinley, and Marguerite Cartwright... Without Fear is an account of their aspirations, strategies, and struggles to pioneer a human rights approach to combating systems of injustice"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-277) and index (pages 279-290). |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Documents d'information. |
| ISBN | 9780393882292 |
| ISBN | 0393882292 (hardcover) |
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