Ella Baker And The Black Freedom Movement Summary

The purpose of Barbra Ransby’s book “Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement” is to represent the struggles of the black people and role of black movement. The book uncovers the racial segregation and its influences on the lives of black people. The book highlights the contributions of Ella Baker towards the black society as she fought against racism as a black activist. The contributions of Ella Baker are apparent in the history of black people. Ella Baker was behind the canalization of the movement for Civil Rights almost beyond any other person, and yet she is not credited for it. She led people by teaching them to stand up for themselves, organize and be active participants in their own lives. She stood in the sidelines and made things happen by not leading, but inspiring change. The author argues that Ella Baker was among one of the prominent feminine leader fighting in the civil rights movement, but history neglects feminine roles. The author presents Ella Baker as a huge pioneer because of her vision of disposing of destitution from the dark neighborhoods. Concentrating on her administration style …show more content…
I find the part interesting because most of the history books highlight the Harlem depression era and its impacts. I also think the discussion of the life events of Baker’s life shows her struggles for social justice during the twentieth century such as the discussion of SNCC, the association where Baker had the most impact institutionally, the influential position of ladies was unparalleled by some other national social equality association. The most striking part of the book remains Hansberry's strategy of building a connection between feminism and civil rights movement depicting the significance of women in fights for social justice such as her involvement in the formation of the leadership