A Black Woman Speaks

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A small booklet with the poem “A Black Woman Speaks” by Beulah Richardson, also known as Beah Richards. The booklet is printed in black ink on off-white paper. The cover features a black and white image of two women, one Black, one White with a paper reading “For Peace” between them. Text below reads [A BLACK WOMAN SPEAKS… / OF WHITE WOMANHOOD / OF WHITE SUPREMACY / OF PEACE / A Poem by Beulah Richardson]. The interior has a foreword followed by the full text of the poem. The back cover has “Copyright July 1951 by Beulah Richardson” at center and “Published by American Women For Peace” at bottom. The pages of the booklet have become detached from the binding and are loose.

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