Displaying 1 of 1 2011 Format: Book Call Number: 323.1196 M148A 2011 Author: McGuire, Danielle L. Title: 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 power / Danielle L. McGuire. Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Vintage Books, 2011. Description: xxiii, 392 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Summary: A history of America's civil rights movement traces the pivotal influence of sexual violence that victimized African American women for centuries, revealing Rosa Parks's contributions as an anti-rape activist years before her heroic bus protest. Subjects: African American women -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- History -- 20th century. African American women -- Violence against -- Alabama -- History -- 20th century. Rape -- Political aspects -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century. Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century. Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-378) and index. Contents: "They'd kill me if I told" -- "Negroes every day are being molested" -- "Walking in pride and dignity" -- "There's open season on Negroes now" -- "It was like all of us had been raped" -- "A black woman's body was never hers alone" -- Sex and civil rights -- "Power to the ice pick!". ISBN: 9780307389244 (pbk.) 0307389243 (pbk.) Other Number: 699764927 Items available: 1 Copies owned: 1 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Availability' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Availability Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1