Without Fear

Even before they were recognized as citizens of the United States, Black women understood that the fights for civil and human rights were inseparable. 

Over the course of two hundred years, they were at the forefront of national and international movements for social change. From worldwide travel and public advocacy in the global Black press to their work for the United Nations, they courageously and effectively moved human rights beyond an esoteric concept to an active, organizing principle. In Without Fear, acclaimed historian Keisha N. Blain tells the story of these Black women through the lives and experiences of a diverse cast--from the well-known, like Ida B. Wells, Madam C. J. Walker, and Lena Horne, to those who are still less known, including Pearl Sherrod, Aretha McKinley, and Marguerite Cartwright. Without Fear is an account of their aspirations, their strategies, and their struggles to combat systems of oppression.

Keisha N. Blain is professor of Africana studies and history at Brown University. She is a Guggenheim, Carnegie, and New America Fellow, and author--most recently of the National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Until I Am Free. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

• Publisher: W. W. Norton
  
• Publish Date: September 16, 2025
  
• Pages: 320
  
• Language: English
  
• Type: Hardcover
  
• EAN/UPC: 9780393882292
  
• Dimensions: 8.2 X 5.6 X 0.5 inches | 1.25 pounds
  
• BISAC Categories: Politics, Society & Current Affairs, History