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Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective

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By: Keeanga -Yamahtta Taylor
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The Combahee River Collective, a path-breaking group of radical black feminists, was one of the most important organizations to develop out of the antiracist and women's liberation movements of the 1960s and 70s.

In this collection of essays and interviews edited by activist-scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, founding members of the organization and contemporary activists reflect on the legacy of its contributions to black feminism and its impact on today's struggles.

©2017 Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (P)2018 Tantor Americas Black & African American Gender Studies Politics & Government Social Sciences United States Women
Powerful Interviews • Insightful Testimonies • Rich Topics • Important History • Foundational Book • Iconic Voices
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Onterview style. I listened on audio had the same voice for both parts, so sometimes it was hard to tell who was speaking.

Interview-style books are always a bit surface-level at times, but for what this one was, I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed hearing about the founders of the Combahee River Collective.

Intriguing, quick read.

Intriguing, quick read

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This work provides clarity of black feminism establishment in the past and its connection to our current struggles. Enlightening, descriptive and empowering.

Then and now

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A collection of some of the greatest historical voices in the black feminism movement that detail the importance of perspective and intersectionality.

Timeless

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The interviews in this book are really powerful and insightful. I learned a lot about our history and the perspective of the women who founded the Combahee River Collective. highly recommend!

very insightful

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I’m in love with hearing Black Feminist thoughts in the voice of Black feminists. The interview-basis for this book, however, was somewhat confusing read in a single voice, and that not of the author.

It kind of replicates the nuance of the text that as a student of Black feminist movements, I see as the major contribution of the work: capitalism and patriarchy reduce every project to one of individual energy and economy. “Getting free” costs all of us and requires pooling of resources to build sustainable power that is larger than one person. Only having access to a narration business system that uses a single voiceover artist to bring a collection of testimonies to life, blunts the liberatory capacity of the audiobook.

Topics Is Rich; Worth Two Voices

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I highly recommend this book. It very clearly describes the black feminist theoretical formulations and the story of some of those doing the work.

Really appreciated the perspective!

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Hopeful realism in our difficult times. Great to hear the individual stories of the founders.

Crucial history

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Powerful and important part of US history and providing context for the present and a foundational book for working together to creating a better future.

Iconic American voices and teachers

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In my lifetime this book will remain crucial and central to understanding how to combat multiple oppressions. Here, 'identity politics' is wrested out of the hands of the right-wing, and of pop liberal culture, and the white academy. None of them has a goal of collective liberation. The term and the whole CRC statement is placed back into an anaysis of racist capitalism, patriarchy, and imperialism. While I wish each person had a different narrator, the one narrator was excellent.

So important

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Wonderful mix of history, personal experience, and intersectional perspectives. A must read to better understand where we need to go politically, socially, and economically.

Much needed perspective

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