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Featuring Black Women in America
Black Women in America, included in the Oxford African American Studies Center in its entirety, explores black women's experiences throughout the whole of American history. Supplementing the over 300 biographical entries, the editors provide special features to highlight the contributions of hundreds of other women whose lives demonstrate the centrality of black women to American society. In the features listed below, you'll find women who changed the face of politics and law, education and religion, sports and entertainment, and much more.