{"product_id":"lifting-as-they-climbed-mapping-a-history-of-trailblazing-black-women-in-chicago-paperback","title":"Lifting as They Climbed: Mapping a History of Trailblazing Black Women in Chicago - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMariame Kaba\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEssence McDowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eGeographically, historically, and politically, \u003ci\u003e Lifting As They Climbed\u003c\/i\u003e 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 a self-guided walking tour, with crisp maps and accessible narratives, \u003ci\u003eLifting As They Climbed\u003c\/i\u003e showcases seventy-five women--activists, artists, musicians, and more--through sites and landmarks on Chicago's South and West Sides. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluding Margaret Burroughs, Gwendolyn Brooks, Mahalia Jackson, and many others, this updated and extended edition is a testament to women whose stories have gone largely untold, and whose lives reveal powerful connections between their endeavors and present-day struggles for radical community-building and solidarity. With no \"official\" landmarks to preserve the history of their social justice efforts, this book is an intervention against their erasure.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariame Kaba\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and director of Project NIA, a grassroots organization with a vision to end youth incarceration, the author of \u003ci\u003eWe Do This 'Til We Free Us \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the children's books \u003ci\u003eMissing Daddy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSee You Soon\u003c\/i\u003e, and the recipient of the Cultural Freedom Prize from the Lannan Foundation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssence McDowell\u003c\/b\u003e has worked with numerous national and local entities including Illinois Humanities Council, Chicago Torture Justice Memorials, Incite National, the Chicago Public Library, and Chicago Teachers Union, and is currently collaborating with organizers in Chicago to develop a resource hub for a national Black Women's Organizing Coalition.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760903094560,"sku":"9781642599015","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2d8f6c4eed7bb9dafca1aab086803078.webp?v=1780193717","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lifting-as-they-climbed-mapping-a-history-of-trailblazing-black-women-in-chicago-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}