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Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision

by Barbara Ransby
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision

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ISBN13: 9780807856161
ISBN10: 0807856169



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One of the most important African American leaders of the twentieth century and perhaps the most influential woman in the civil rights movement, Ella Baker (1903-1986) was an activist whose remarkable career spanned fifty years and touched thousands of lives.

A gifted grassroots organizer, Baker shunned the spotlight in favor of vital behind-the-scenes work that helped power the black freedom struggle. She was a national officer and key figure in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, one of the founders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and a prime mover in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Baker made a place for herself in predominantly male political circles that included W. E. B. DuBois, Thurgood Marshall, and Martin Luther King Jr., all the while maintaining relationships with a vibrant group of women, students, and activists both black and white.

In this deeply researched biography, Barbara Ransby chronicles Baker's long and rich political career as an organizer, an intellectual, and a teacher, from her early experiences in depression-era Harlem to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Ransby shows Baker to be a complex figure whose radical, democratic worldview, commitment to empowering the black poor, and emphasis on group-centered, grassroots leadership set her apart from most of her political contemporaries. Beyond documenting an extraordinary life, the book paints a vivid picture of the African American fight for justice and its intersections with other progressive struggles worldwide across the twentieth century.

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"[Ransby's] passionate and demanding book offers a striking, thorough exposition of Baker's expansive, radical, humanist vision." Chicago Tribune

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"Ensures that all who wish to know about Baker's tireless work can find a detailed account in one volume." Black Issues Book Review

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"Moving and invaluable." The Nation

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"An excellent biograph[y] based on extensive research into manuscript collections, personal interviews, and secondary sources....Not only teach[es] us about the past but warn[s] us about a possible future." Women's Review of Books

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Barbara Ransby is professor of African American studies and history and director of the Gender and Women's Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Maxine , February 02, 2010 (view all comments by Maxine)
Any discussion about Black History Month, and history of the Civil Rights movement of the 20th century in the US, is incomplete without mention of Ella Baker. From Ella Baker I learned about group centered leadership and the philosophy of SNCC (Studemt Non-violent Coordinating Committee). Rather than approach problems and decisions from a top-down perspective, she encouraged students to listen to the people.

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ISBN:
9780807856161
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
02/28/2005
Publisher:
University of North Carolina Press
Series info:
Gender and American Culture (Paperback)
Pages:
496
Height:
1.17IN
Width:
6.30IN
Thickness:
1.00
Series:
Gender and American Culture
Number of Units:
1
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Yes
Copyright Year:
2005
UPC Code:
2800807856163
Author:
Barbara Ransby

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