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We Rise

Speeches by Inspirational Black Women

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We Rise

By: Michelle Obama, Barbara Jordan, Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, Condoleezza Rice, Mary McLeod Bethune, Cynthia McKinney, Shirley Chisholm, Amanda Meadows
Narrated by: Michelle Obama
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This rare compilation includes memorable speeches delivered by celebrated African American women from both the past and present. Spanning decades and elucidating the fight for equality, these speeches not only represent important moments of Black history but reveal the struggle from a female perspective. The live recordings in this captivating collection are preceded by a short biography that introduces each speaker. The speeches featured in this compilation:

  • Mary McLeod Bethune: "What American Democracy Means to Me" (1939)
  • Fannie Lou Hamer at the Democratic National Convention (1964)
  • Shirley Chisholm: "The Black Woman in Contemporary America" (1974)
  • Barbara Jordan: "Who Will Speak for the Common Good?" (1976)
  • Rosa Parks at the Million Man March (1995)
  • Condoleezza Rice at the Republican National Convention (2000)
  • Cynthia McKinney: Green Party Presidential Nomination Speech (2008)
  • Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention (2008)
©2010 Michelle Obama (P)2010 Phoenix Books, Inc. African American Political Science Politicians Politics & Activism Politics & Government Inspirational Speeches
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In general agreement with the paraphrased observation that the acceptance inherent within man's nature to ultimately grant passage to women could potentially and even probably be the achilles heel of white supremacy. Try as it might there is only so long that denial can hold up against itself. White supremacy might be the proverbial elephant fighting itself in the empty room. If a black woman - literal or metaphorical - has managed to open the door and has as such revealed the white elephant's blank space it stands to reason that the elephant might find it difficult to explain itself. Mercy, grace, strength, love, compassion, resistance and revolution are probably forces that will overcome other stuff even if the other stuff can make it look and sound really plausible that the stuff that isn't other stuff ain't nearly as good as the stuff that the other stuff claims to be. Even if the other stuff is just begging, borrowing and stealing from the stuff it is not. And if not, there's always humour...

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