The New Woman of Color

by Mary Jo Deegan and Fannie Barrier Williams

Fannie Barrier Williams made history as a controversial African American reformer in an era fraught with racial discrimination and injustice. She first came to prominence during the 1893 Columbian Exposition, where her powerful arguments for African American women's rights launched her career as a nationally renowned writer and orator. In her speeches, essays, and articles, Williams incorporated the ideas of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875802931
• ISBN13: 9780875802930
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher