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"I Felt if Things Didn't Change, the World Would Come to an End": Black Iowa Women's Activism During the Civil Rights Era, 1945-1965

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    "I Felt if Things Didn't Change, the World Would Come to an End": Black Iowa Women's Activism During the Civil Rights Era, 1945-1965

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EMILY BRONSWICK examines the history of Black Iowa women’s activism during the Civil Rights era, looking specifically at the diverse methods and approaches Black women employed to advocate for change. Bronswick connects diverse efforts ranging from sit-ins and legal cases to challenges to the development of the Des Moines metro’s Interstate 235 to analyze the scope and impact of this wide-ranging activist movement.

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Bronswick, E., (2024) “"I Felt if Things Didn't Change, the World Would Come to an End": Black Iowa Women's Activism During the Civil Rights Era, 1945-1965”, The Annals of Iowa 83(3), 223–260. doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/0003-4827.34807

Rights: Copyright © 2024 State Historical Society of Iowa. This article is posted here for personal use, not for redistribution.

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2024-07-15

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