Freedom's Daughters How a Generation of Black Women Resisted Oppression Through Literacy and Education
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Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
06.10.2026
Verlag
Flatiron BooksSeitenzahl
320
Maße (L/B/H)
23,6/15,5/2,8 cm
Gewicht
454 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-250-34041-2
From bestselling author Celeste Headlee, an urgent and eye-opening story of the women who risked everything to ensure a generation of Black Americans had the right to read.
In the waning days of the antebellum South, millions of African Americans were suddenly released from enslavement. But they soon realized that "freedom" was not free; they were subject to hundreds of laws aimed at preventing them from voting and, in many cases, learning. Were it not for the work of an exceptional group of women-activists, educators, mothers, organizers-the foundations for Black education might never have been laid.
With Freedom's Daughters, Headlee set out to write into the record book the untold stories of these remarkable women. As a journalist who spent her career in public media, Headlee has long championed unheard voices and sought to tell the stories of those whose contributions have gone unacknowledged. But this project was fueled by an even deeper connection: Carrie Still Shepperson-one of the most important figures in this fight-is Headlee's great grandmother and one of the biggest influences in her life.
Now, after a decade of research spanning personal diaries to public records, Freedom's Daughters paints a vivid portrait of figures intentionally erased from history, recognizing the work of a generation of Black women who believed freedom was inextricably linked with learning and free expression, and who worked tirelessly to secure access to literacy and education for a generation of children born into freedom.
By turns shocking, inspiring, and deeply moving, Freedom's Daughters is Headlee's impeccably researched journey to better understand her family history and herself, and a timely examination of the influence and power of unfettered access to schools, libraries, and higher education.
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