The Black Woman: An Anthology

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A soft cover book with a color image of a woman on the front cover. The woman is seen in three-quarter view from the shoulders up with her left side facing the viewer. The image takes up the majority of the cover. In the upper right corner is white text is “The Black / Woman / AN ANTHOLOGY / BLACK WOMEN SPEAK OUT. / A BRILLIANT AND CHALLENGING / ASSEMBLY OF VOICES THAT / DEMAND TO BE HEARD. / EDITED AND WITH A PREFACE BY / TONI CADE.” Vertically written in the upper left corner is “SIGNET NON-FICTION Q4317 99c.” The back cover reads [TWO KINDS OF REVOLUTION] at the top. The text continues with [Today America is witnessing two great human revolutions. One is that of burgeoning Black pride and militancy. The other is the rising demand by women for liberation from their chattel-like roles in a male-dominated society.

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