Lifting as They Climbed: Mapping a History of Trailblazing Black Women in Chicago

by Mariame Kaba

Book Overview

An essential guidebook to influential Black women from Chicago's South and West Sides, and their social, cultural, and artistic contributions to movements both past and present.

Geographically, historically, and politically, Lifting As They Climbed gives readers an in-depth understanding of the numerous Black women, from the nineteenth century to today, who empower(ed) their neighborhoods and communities. Structured as five...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1642599018
• ISBN13: 9781642599015
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.4"