But Some Of Us Are Brave (2nd Ed.): Black Women's Studies Second Edition

Essays study the history and position of Black women in America, discussing such topics as racism, Black feminism, and Black women's literature
Originally published in 1982, All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, But Some of Us Are Brave: Black Women's Studiesis the first comprehensive collection of black feminist scholarship. Featuring contributions from Alice Walker and the Combahee River Collective, this book is vital to today's conversation on race and gender in America. With an afterword fromSalon columnist Brittney Cooper.Coeditors Akasha (Gloria T.) Hull, Patricia Bell-Scott, and Barbara Smithare authors and former women's studies professors.Brittney Cooper is an assistant professor of women and gender studies and Africana studies at Rutgers University and a co-founder of the Crunk Feminist Collective.
This beloved, groundbreaking collection created the necessary coursework to develop the field of black women's studies in the US.