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  • Vanguard

  • How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All
  • By: Martha S. Jones
  • Narrated by: Mela Lee
  • Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (55 ratings)

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Vanguard

By: Martha S. Jones
Narrated by: Mela Lee
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The epic history of African American women's pursuit of political power - and how it transformed America.

In the standard story, the suffrage crusade began in Seneca Falls in 1848 and ended with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. But this overwhelmingly White women's movement did not win the vote for most Black women. Securing their rights required a movement of their own.

In Vanguard, acclaimed historian Martha S. Jones offers a new history of African American women's political lives in America. She recounts how they defied both racism and sexism to fight for the ballot and how they wielded political power to secure the equality and dignity of all persons. From the earliest days of the republic to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and beyond, Jones excavates the lives and work of Black women - Maria Stewart, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Fannie Lou Hamer, and more - who were the vanguard of women's rights, calling on America to realize its best ideals.

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©2020 Martha S. Jones (P)2020 Basic Books
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A Must Read For US History Teachers

A scholarly and fascinating deep dive into African-American Women's defining role of suffrage, civil rights and leadership. This book inspired me to keep learning and continuing to teach ALL of America's story.

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Inspirational History

I am so glad I read this! So much of history is missed and this book does an excellent job of capturing those pieces. I loved thr intimate portraits of the Black women who worked hard so I could have opportunities.

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Very informative book

This was a relatively quick listen. It was informative and eye opening to the black voices in the women’s rights movement.

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Powerful and Informative Historic Read!

I thoroughly enjoyed this read. It was informative, enlightening and powerful in its delivery. I would highly recommend to anyone interested in discovering more about the Black women vanguards of American History.

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