![]() She is a legal and cultural historian whose work examines how black Americans have shaped the story of American democracy. Jones is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History at The Johns Hopkins University. From the earliest days of the republic to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and beyond, Jones excavates the lives and work of black women - Maria Stewart, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Fannie Lou Hamer, and more - who were the vanguard of women’s rights, calling on America to realize its best ideals. She recounts how they defied both racism and sexism to fight for the ballot, and how they wielded political power to secure the equality and dignity of all persons. ![]() Jones offers a new history of African American women’s political lives in America. In the newly released Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All, acclaimed historian Martha S. ![]() Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All Virtual Book Talk with author Martha S. ![]()
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