African American Women Leaders in the Civil Rights Movement: A Narrative Inquiry

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Main Author:	Bell, Janet Dewart
Language:	English
Published:	Antioch University / OhioLINK 2015
Subjects:	African American Studies African Americans American Studies Black History Black Studies American History Gender Studies Biographies Sociology Womens Studies African American Women Civil Rights Movement Narrative Inquiry transformational leadership servant leaders activism social movements gender females Black women racism protest movements feminism adaptive leader
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1432029763

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-antioch14320297632021-08-03T06:31:26Z African American Women Leaders in the Civil Rights Movement: A Narrative Inquiry Bell, Janet Dewart African American Studies African Americans American Studies Black History Black Studies American History Gender Studies Biographies Sociology Womens Studies African American Women Civil Rights Movement Narrative Inquiry transformational leadership servant leaders activism social movements gender females Black women racism protest movements feminism adaptive leader The purpose of this study is to give recognition to and lift up the voices of African American women leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. African American women were active leaders at all levels of the Civil Rights Movement, though the larger society, the civil rights establishment, and sometimes even the women themselves failed to acknowledge their significant leadership contributions. The recent and growing body of popular and nonacademic work on African American women leaders, which includes some leaders’ writings about their own experiences, often employs the terms “advocate” or “activist” rather than “leader.” In the academic literature, particularly on leadership and change, there is little attention devoted to African American women and their leadership legacy. Using a methodology of narrative inquiry, this study begins to remedy this gap in the leadership literature by incorporating history, sociology, and biography to describe the key characteristics of African American women leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. In acting to dismantle entrenched and often brutal segregation, they had no roadmaps, but persisted with authenticity, purpose, and courage. Few had position power; they led primarily as servant leaders. They widely engaged in adaptive leadership, which was often transformational. This study’s interviews with nine women leaders who represent a range of leadership experiences and contributions reveal leadership lessons from which we can learn and which lay the groundwork for future research. This Dissertation is available in open access Ohiolink ETD Center (http://etd.ohiolink.edu) and AURA (http://aura.antioch.edu). 2015-07-23 English text Antioch University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1432029763 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1432029763 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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African American Women Leaders in the Civil Rights Movement: A Narrative Inquiry

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