book club: Sisters in the Struggle: African American Women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement

Sisters in the Struggle: African American Women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement Edited by Bettye Collier-Thomas and V.P. Franklinbook 2001, 363 pg

Women were at the forefront of the civil rights struggle, but their individual stories were rarely heard. Only recently have historians begun to recognize the central role women played in the battle for racial equality. Stories include Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker and Septima Clark.