50 Black Women Who Changed America [Hardcover]

Amy Alexander (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

From Harriet Tubman to Oprah Winfrey, strong and sassy black women have helped shape U.S. history. With vivid detailed portraits, "Fifty Black Women" tells the story of each woman's personal journey and monumental contribution to the society in which she lived.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 306 pages
• Publisher: Citadel (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559724781
• ISBN-13: 978-1559724784
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,200,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Amy Alexander is an award-winning content producer. The 2008 Alfred Knobler Fellow at the Nation Institute, she has contributed to many prominent publications, including the Miami Herald, Boston Globe, Village Voice, Washington Post, and the Nation. She has also written for Salon.com and TheRoot.com, and was associate producer of NPR's Tell Me More, with Michel Martin. Her three previous books include Lay My Burden Down, coauthored with Alvin Poussaint, MD. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Photo credit, Steve Barrett.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring Collection of Biographies, May 4, 2000

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This review is from: 50 Black Women Who Changed America (Hardcover)

Sonia Sanchez, Betty Shabazz, Zora Neale Hurston, Florence Griffith-Joyner. What do these women have in common aside from the fact that they're all African Americans? Answer: They've all contributed to the positive image of black women in America, and around the world. Buy this book for your home library. It's a wonderful reference book. Buy it especially for your daughters. They can read a story a week and by the time they're finished with the book, they will have a fairly good idea of the glorious strength and resilience of black women.