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001    on1401909293 
003    OCoLC 
005    20240109105903.0 
008    231003s2024    nyu           000 0deng   
010      2023038564 
020    9781620976289|q(hardcover) 
020    1620976285|q(hardcover) 
035    (OCoLC)1401909293 
040    DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dOCLCF|dOCLCO|dSO$ 
042    pcc 
043    n-us--- 
049    CKEA 
050 00 PS663.B35|bB45 2024 
082 00 815.008/0896073|223/eng/20231003 
100 1  Bell, Janet Dewart,|eauthor. 
245 10 Blackbirds singing :|binspiring Black women's speeches 
       from the Civil War to the twenty-first century /|cJanet 
       Dewart Bell, PhD. 
264  1 New York :|bThe New Press,|c2024. 
300    xii, 300 pages ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    "An uplifting collection of speeches by African American 
       women, curated by civil and human rights activist, scholar,
       and author Janet Dewart Bell. These magnificent speakers 
       explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and 
       leadership, and Bell's substantive introductions provide 
       rich new context for each woman's speech, highlighting 
       Black women speaking truth to power in service of freedom 
       and justice"--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Speeches, addresses, etc., American|xAfrican American 
       authors. 
650  0 Speeches, addresses, etc., American|xWomen authors. 
650  0 African American women|xHistory|xSources. 
650  0 African American women orators. 
650  7 Speeches, addresses, etc., American|xAfrican American 
       authors|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01921448 
650  7 Speeches, addresses, etc., American|xWomen authors|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst01129333 
655  7 History|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
994    C0|bCKE