TIMELINE
1890s-1910s:
Leaders of the Women's Era
Leaders of the Women's Era
Amazing Black Women Warriors of this time period (which is officially called "The Women's Era") mostly came from the new Black middle class 💵. They organized clubs and agencies to provide important resources to their communities that the United States government was denying Blacks 🙏🏾. These women advocated for their communities in the face of racist "Jim Crow" laws that tried to keep Blacks segregated and inferior to whites ✊🏾. These women were also vocal about telling the world about Black female genius 🖤.
1940s - 1960s:
Architects of the Civil Rights Movement
Architects of the Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement was successful in large part thanks to the amazing Black Women Warriors who worked mostly behind the scenes 💪🏾. They organized all the details of important events and nonviolent protests ✊🏾. They created workshops and schools to provide their fellow community members the tools to be voters, engaged citizens, and activists 🙏🏾.
Late 1960s-1990s:
Black Women Liberators
Black Women Liberators
By the late 1960s, the non-violent Civil Rights Movement evolved into the armed Black Power Movement, and then into the Black Feminist Movement 🖤. The Black Women Warriors of this time period took up guns along with Black men, exposed prejudice in the way American society functions, and fearlessly expressed their sexuality ✊🏾. Similar to the 1890s Women's Era, 1970s Black Female Liberators asserted their equality to both white women and Black men in speech, print, and even in public office 📣.
2010s-2020s:
#BlackLivesMatter Organizers
Not able to sit idly by as Black people continued to be killed by police brutality in the 21st century, strong Black female leaders organized a new movement that began with the social media hashtag #blacklivesmatter 📲. It has grown to include (like movements before), journalists, professors, and everyday women who continue to spread the word about how racism exists deep in the laws and practices of the United States 📣🖤.
#BlackLivesMatter Organizers
Not able to sit idly by as Black people continued to be killed by police brutality in the 21st century, strong Black female leaders organized a new movement that began with the social media hashtag #blacklivesmatter 📲. It has grown to include (like movements before), journalists, professors, and everyday women who continue to spread the word about how racism exists deep in the laws and practices of the United States 📣🖤.