Barbara Ransby
Author of Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision
About the Author
Dr. Barbara Ransby is the John D. MacArthur Chair and Distinguished Professor in the departments of African American studies, gender and women's studies, and history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is the author of Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision show more and Making All Black Lives Matter: Reimagining Freedom in the Twenty-First Century. show less
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How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective (2017) — Contributor — 662 copies, 3 reviews
Words of Fire: An Anthology of African-American Feminist Thought (1995) — Contributor — 264 copies, 1 review
Sisters in the Struggle: African American Women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement (2001) — Contributor — 119 copies
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Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Gender and American Culture) by Barbara Ransby
Excellent review of Baker's activist career. Focusing on her leadership style and influence in a variety of different organization. Text does tend to jump around a little bit chronologically speaking but that's really just a minor personal peeve thing rather than a detriment to the text. I find that the greatest value of this book is the Bakers desire to empower people to be their own leaders and how she lived that praxis while navigating the various political affiliations of a 5 decade show more activist career. show less
Most know the legacy of actor, singer and Pan-African rights activist Paul Robeson. But behind and more often than not, next to, this great man, was an equally powerful and outspoken woman. Academic author, Barbara Ransby, in the biography Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson, brings to light the passion of "Essie" Robeson as she struggled to find her own political and independent voice.
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Gender and American Culture) by Barbara Ransby
Ella Baker! She was an amazing activist, and we could all learn so much from her...and by reading this book! It was an easy read, and packed full of information. A bit repetitive at points, but definitely worthy of about 4.5 stars.
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