LEGACIES IBD

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Legacies: African-American Female Pioneersáis a collection of life stories of women who lived through the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s while residing in Charlotte, North Carolina. By sharing their stories of activism in the face of social and institutional racism, readers learn how women fought for freedom and equality in America.áChapters One and Two of the book introduce the women in the context and history of the era in which they worked and lived. Readers learn about their experiences at segregated schools, hospitals, colleges, and universities, as well as their personal lives, raising families and working. Chapter Three includes highlights from the author&rsquo,s interviews with the legacies, in which they emphasize the importance of friendship, unexpected allies, and serving the community during their years of activism. The final chapter features photographs and first-hand accounts from each of the women in the book, bringing their stories to life.áDeeply personal and endlessly inspiring,áLegaciesáis an excellent supplementary text for courses in Africana studies, race and ethnic studies, or any course that studies the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.Dr. Deanna L. Fassettáis a professor of communication and chair of the Department of Communication Studies at San José State University. She is the author ofáCritical Communication PedagogyáandáCoordinating the Communication Course: A Guidebooká(both with John T. Warren). Her published research has appeared in an array of communication studies journals, includingáBasic Communication Course Annual,áCommunication and Critical/Cultural Studies,áCommunication Education,áLiminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies, andáText and Performance Quarterly.Dr. Keith Nainbyáis a professor of communication and chair of the Department of Communication Studies at California State University, Stanislaus. His publications include chapters ináThe SAGE Handbook of Communication and InstructionáandáThe Invisibility Factor: Administrators and Faculty Reach Out to First-Generation College Students, as well as journal articles ináLiminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies,áLanguage and Intercultural Communication, andáEducational Foundations.Dr. John T. Warrenáwas a professor of communication at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. He was the author of numerous books includingáPerforming Purity: Whiteness, Pedagogy and the Reconstitution of Power,áCasting Gender: Women and Performance in Intercultural Contexts,áCritical Communication Pedagogy, andáCoordinating the Communication Course: A Guidebook. He authored articles for several education and communication studies journals, includingáCommunication and Critical/Cultural Studies,áCommunication Education,áEducational Theory, andáText and Performance Quarterly.