Tuuri, Rebecca,

Strategic sisterhood : the National Council of Negro Women in the black freedom struggle / Rebecca Tuuri. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Maneuvering for the movement : the world of broken politics in the NCNW, 1935-1963 -- Creating a ministry of presence : setting up an interracial civil rights organization, 1963-1964 -- High heels on the ground : the power of personal witness, 1964 -- We have, happily, gone beyond the chit chat over tea cups stage : moving beyond dialogue, 1965-1966 -- You know about what it's like to need a good house : the changing face of the expert, 1966-1970 -- But if you have a pig in your backyard nobody can push you around : black self-help and community survival, 1967-1975 -- The power of four million women : growing the Council, 1967-1980 -- Mississippi has been the taillight and now they're the headlight : the Council's international work, 1975-1985.



9781469638911 9781469638928


National Council of Negro Women--History--20th century.


African American women--Societies and clubs--History--20th century.
African American women--Civil rights--History--20th century.
Black power--History--United States--20th century.


Electronic Books.

E185 / .S773 2018