{"product_id":"freedoms-daughters-lynne-olson-9780684850139","title":"Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive history of the vital role women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eboth black and white\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eplayed in the civil rights movement.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this groundbreaking and absorbing book, credit finally goes where credit is due\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eto the bold women who were crucial to the success of the civil rights movement. From the Montgomery bus boycott to the lunch counter sit-ins to the Freedom Rides, Lynne Olson skillfully tells the long-overlooked story of the extraordinary women who were among the most fearless, resourceful, and tenacious leaders of the civil rights movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreedom's Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e includes portraits of more than sixty women\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003emany until now forgotten and some never before written about\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003efrom key figures like Ida B. Wells, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ella Baker, and Septima Clark to some of the smaller players who represent the hundreds of women who each came forth to do her own small part and who together ultimately formed the mass movements that made the difference. \u003ci\u003eFreedom's Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e puts a human face on the civil rights struggle\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eand shows that that face was often female.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynne Olson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0684850133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684850139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.56w x 1.32d","brand":"Lynne Olson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048336126207,"sku":"9780684850139","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0e12a2a-ff2c-4d18-9499-70b54cadc7fe.jpg?v=1684995213","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/freedoms-daughters-lynne-olson-9780684850139","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}