A Black Women's History of the United States - (Revisioning History) by Daina Ramey Berry & Kali Nicole Gross

A groundbreaking new history of Black women in America that centers their stories, challenges racism and sexism, and empowers African American women and their allies.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in social justice, offering an examination and celebration of Black womanhood from the first African women to arrive in what became the United States to contemporary times.

With a focus on many voices - enslaved women, freedwomen, religious leaders, artists, queer women, activists, and women who lived outside the law - this book shows how Black women have always been instrumental in shaping our country, despite centuries of oppression.

By prioritizing their stories, two award-winning historians seek to empower African American women and demonstrate their essential role in continued resistance to systemic racism and sexism.