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Title Blackbirds singing : inspiring Black women's speeches from the Civil War to the twenty-first century / Janet Dewart Bell, PhD.
Author Bell, Janet Dewart, author.
Publication Info. New York : The New Press, 2024.
©2024
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 Hiawassee  815.008 BEL    AVAILABLE/SHELVING
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Fourth Floor  815.008 BEL    Check Shelves
 South Creek  815.008 BEL    Checked Out
Description xii, 300 pages ; 23 cm
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unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary "An uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author Janet Dewart Bell. These magnificent speakers explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and leadership, and Bell's substantive introductions provide rich new context for each woman's speech, highlighting Black women speaking truth to power in service of freedom and justice"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- African American authors.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- Women authors.
African American women -- History -- Sources.
African American women orators.
Genre Speeches.
ISBN 9781620976289 (hardcover) : $27.99
1620976285 (hardcover)
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