60. Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Big Reputations

In this episode, we're talking about women, but not just any women. Women of the Civil Right Movement, we are kicking off Black History month. We discuss the history of the Civil Rights Movement including some of the well-known events and then talk about how women were not only involved in these events but also often held leadership roles. Then we consider how the media of the time viewed their fight, and how history upholds or diminishes their effort. This is followed up with further details on how women truly were the backbone of the Civil Rights Movement. Finally we discuss what how their struggles impacted women of the time and today.

Trigger warnings: Racism, sexual harassment

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Hosts: Kimberly Kunkle and Rebecca L. Salois

Logo Design: Samantha Marmolejo

Music: Shawn P. Russell

Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell

Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois

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Sources:

• Belles of Liberty: Gender, Bennett College and the Civil Rights Movement in Greensboro, North Carolina, by Linda Beatrice Brown
• “The Women of Selma: The Backbone of a Movement,” by Keecee DeVenny
• “Six of the Women Behind Brown v. Board of Education,” by the Legal Defense Fund
• “Women in the Modern Civil Rights Movement,” by the National Museum of African American History and Culture
• “The Invisible Women of the Civil Rights Movement,” by Beth Olanoff
• “The Sit-In Movement,” National Women’s History Museum
• A Woman Purposed To Be A King, by Bernice A. King
• Photos From the Civil Rights Movement by the High Museum of Art Atlanta