Date Approved
2022
Degree Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department or School
African American Studies
Committee Member
Peter Blackmer, PhD
Committee Member
Victor Okafor, PhD
Abstract
Gender, race, and class are concepts that define the lived experiences of Black women in the United States. Black women’s experiences of police violence at the intersections of gender, race, and class, particularly, have helped to create radical critiques of the system of white supremacy and police brutality. My thesis explores these experiences from the Civil Rights Movement to the Black Lives Matter era to argue that the oppression, resistance, and the emergence of radical Black women organizers have made transformational contributions to the ongoing fight for Black liberation.
Recommended Citation
Thomas, Paul, "The roots and influences of radical Black women in the 21st century" (2022). Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. 1120.
https://commons.emich.edu/theses/1120