At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance--A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Pow

by Danielle L. McGuire

Book Overview

Here is the courageous, groundbreaking story of Rosa Parks and Recy Taylor--a story that reinterprets the history of America's civil rights movement in terms of the sexual violence committed against Black women by white men.

An important step to finally facing the terrible legacies of race and gender in this country." --The Washington Post

Rosa Parks was often described as a sweet and reticent elderly woman whose...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307389243
• ISBN13: 9780307389244
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"