{"product_id":"9781642599466","title":"Lifting As They Climbed","description":"Author: Mariame Kaba\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781642599466\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Nov 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 120 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003eLifting 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47922417074334,"sku":"ING-9781642599466","price":89.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781642599466.jpg?v=1782890529","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781642599466","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}