Unheard Voices in the Community Building Process: The Role of Poor Black Women in the U.S. during the mid-20th Century

Authors

Dawn Hinton

Abstract

This work focuses on the process by which two Black women with little resources and education contributed to the development of community. These women were born in the mid-20th century and their narratives are included in the Black Women Oral History Project. Discovered here is that there was a path to community development that these women followed which involved their desire to help, the recognition and use of churches and other community organizations to implement change in their communities.

Author Biography

Dawn Hinton is a Professor in Sociology at Saginaw Valley State University. Her teaching and research interests include intersectionality, Black Feminism and community development.

Recommended Citation

Hinton, Dawn (2013) "Unheard Voices in the Community Building Process: The Role of Poor Black Women in the U.S. during the mid-20th Century," Journal of International Women's Studies: Vol. 14: Iss. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol14/iss1/3