Sisters In The Struggle

Women formed the backbone of the Civil Rights Movement but rarely get the recognition they deserve for their important contributions. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they shine the spotlight on women past and present who moved and are moving the social justice efforts to eradicate systemic racism. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry Citations “Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin,” Margot Adler, NPR, 2009. https://www.npr.org/2009/03/15/101719889/before-rosa-parks-there-was-claudette-colvin “From Esmeralda Simmons to Laverne Cox, here are 19 of the most influential civil rights leaders of today,” Hristina Byrnes and John Harrington, 24/7 Wall Street, USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/06/07/19-of-the-most-influential-civil-rights-leaders-of-the-21st-century/111907158/ “Georgia Was a Big Win for Democrats. Black Women Did the Groundwork,” Astead W. Herndon, The New York Times, Dec. 3, 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/us/politics/georgia-democrats-black-women.html Interview With Kimberlé Crenshaw: Rising Against Racism, Supporting Black Female Leadership, And Building An Equitable World,” Marianne Schnall, “March 2, 1955: Claudette Colvin Refuses to Give Up Her Bus Seat,” Zinn Education Project, https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/claudette-colvin/ “The Birmingham Children’s Crusade of 1963,” Kim Gilmore, Biography, January 19, 2021. https://www.biography.com/news/black-history-birmingham-childrens-crusade-1963 “When Black Women Lead, We All Win: 10 Inspiring Leaders Show Us The Way,” Marianne Schnall, Forbes, August 17, 2020. https://www.forbes.com/sites/marianneschnall/2020/08/17/when-black-women-lead-we-all-win/?sh=5935dad84513 “Women in the Civil Rights Movement,” Civil Rights History Project, Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-rights-history-project/articles-and-essays/women-in-the-civil-rights-movement/