The first in-depth analysis of the black feminist movement, Living
for the Revolution fills in a crucial but overlooked chapter in
African American, women's, and social movement history. Through
original oral history interviews with key activists and analysis of
previously unexamined organizational records, Kimberly Springer
traces the emergence, life, and decline of several black feminist
organizations: the Third World Women's Alliance, Black Women
Organized for Action, the National Black Feminist Organization, the
National Alliance of Black Feminists, and the Combahee River
Collective. The first of these to form was founded in 1968; all
five were defunct by 1980. Springer demonstrates that these
organizations led the way in articulating an activist vision formed
by the intersections of race, gender, class, and sexuality. The
organizations that Springer examines were the first to explicitly
use feminist theory to further the work of previous black women's
organizations. As she describes, they emerged in response to
marginalization in the civil rights and women's movements,
stereotyping in popular culture, and misrepresentation in public
policy. Springer compares the organizations' ideologies, goals,
activities, memberships, leadership styles, finances, and
communication strategies. Reflecting on the conflicts, lack of
resources, and burnout that led to the demise of these groups, she
considers the future of black feminist organizing, particularly at
the national level. Living for the Revolution is an essential
reference: it provides the history of a movement that influenced
black feminist theory and civil rights activism for decades to
come.
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