In Search of Sisterhood : Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement

English

ISBN: 0688135099

EAN: 9780688135096

Category: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies/Education / Organizations & Institutions/

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 08/31/1994

Synopsis: This history of the largest block womens organization in the United States is not only the story of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (DST), but also tells of the increasing involvement of black women in the political, social, and economic affairs of America. Founded at a time when liberal arts education was widely seen as either futile, dangerous, or impractical for blacks, especially women, DST is, in Giddingss words, a compelling reflection of block womens aspirations for themselves and for society. Giddings notes that unlike other organizations with racial goals, Delta Sigma Theta was created to change and benefit individuals rather than society. As a sorority, it was formed to bring women together as sisters, but at the some time to address the divisive, often class-related issues confronting black women in our society. There is, in Giddingss eyes, a tension between these goals that makes Delta Sigma Theta a fascinating microcosm of the struggles of black women and their organizations. DST members have included Mary McLeod Bethune, Mary Church Terrell, Margaret Murray Washington, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, and, on the cultural side, Leontyne Price, Lena Horne, Ruby Dee, Judith Jamison, and Roberta Flack. In Search of Sisterhood is full of compelling, fascinating anecdotes told by the Deltas themselves, and illustrated with rare early photographs of the Delta women.

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In Search of Sisterhood : Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement

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Format: Paperback

Height: 0.9 inches

Width: 6.0 inches

Length: 9.13 inches

Weight: 14.43 oz

Pages: 336