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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jami L. CarlacioPublisher: University Press of Mississippi Imprint: University Press of Mississippi ISBN: 9781496845689ISBN 10: 1496845684 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 15 August 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe essays in Activism in the Name of God provide granular studies of underrecognized Black women activists--such as Anna Arnold Hedgeman, Carrie Williams Clifford, and Theressa Hoover--that collectively offer a big-picture synthesis of the evolution of Black women's activism since the nineteenth century.--Adam Lee Cilli, author of Canaan, Dim and Far: Black Reformers and the Pursuit of Citizenship in Pittsburgh, 1915-1945 Activism in the Name of God is an excellent contribution to Black women's intellectual history. The book's focus on the role of religion and spirituality provides a unique entry point to understanding how Black women have used their faith to guide their steps as social, political, and economic activists from the abolition of chattel slavery to the rise of #BlackLivesMatter.--Tejai Beulah Howard, assistant professor of history, ethics, and Black church and African diaspora studies at Methodist Theological School in Ohio The essays in Activism in the Name of God provide granular studies of underrecognized Black women activists--such as Anna Arnold Hedgeman, Carrie Williams Clifford, and Theressa Hoover--that collectively offer a big-picture synthesis of the evolution of Black women's activism since the nineteenth century.--Adam Lee Cilli, author of Canaan, Dim and Far: Black Reformers and the Pursuit of Citizenship in Pittsburgh, 1915-1945 Author InformationJami L. Carlacio is an independent scholar and has taught writing at Yale University and Cornell University, as well as at colleges and universities in New York City, Wisconsin, Indiana, and California. She is editor of The Fiction of Toni Morrison: Reading and Writing on Race, Culture, and Identity. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |