Post-Reconstruction (1880-1900)
“A red record” Document by Miss Ida B. Wells (1894). An obstacle that African-American people faced during the post-Reconstruction period (and for another 50+ years) was the overwhelming violence and… Read more »
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Black Women Suffrage (1900-1920)
The Crisis: Votes for Women, Magazine (August 1915) The Crisis is the official magazine of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and was founded in 1910. Mary… Read more »
Bibliography
Beal, Frances M. “Double Jeopardy: To Be Black and Female.” Meridians 8 (2): 166-176. Duke University Press. Clark, Alexis. “These Black Female Heroes Made Sure U.S. WWII Forces Got Their… Read more »
Introduction – Black Women Organizing
The purpose of this exhibit is to present the ways in which African-American women have been politically active in American history. In common teachings of American history, African-American women are… Read more »
World War II and Political Networks (1940s)
“Somewhere in England, Maj. Charity Adams Earley and Capt. Abbie N. Campbell inspect the first African-American members of the Women’s Army Corps assigned to overseas service” Photograph (February 1945). African-American… Read more »