A Voice from the South by Anna J. Cooper
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"A Voice from the South" by Anna J. Cooper is a collection of essays published in 1892. Recognized as one of the first full-length Black feminist texts, this groundbreaking work argues that educating Black women is essential to uplifting the entire African-American community. Through eight essays divided into two parts, Cooper addresses race, gender, education, and the church, while challenging both racism and sexism. She critiques male-dominated institutions and advocates for female
intellectuals, asserting that true progress requires equality between the sexes and the empowerment of marginalized Black women in the South. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Cooper, Anna J. (Anna Julia), 1858-1964 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 12002877 |
| Title |
A Voice from the South By a Black Woman of the South |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Voice_from_the_South |
| Credits |
Produced by Richard Tonsing, Mary Glenn Krause, amsibert and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E151: History: America: United States |
| Subject | African Americans -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century |
| Subject | African American women -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century |
| Subject | African American women -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century |
| Subject | African Americans -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century |
| Subject | Southern States -- Race relations |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 61741 |
| Release Date | Apr 2, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1052 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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