Subject Area
History
Description
More often than not, when individuals think of the Civil Rights Movement, idolized individuals like that of Martin Luther King, Ella Baker, and Malcom X, come to mind. While their activism was heroic, their contributions do not and should not represent the entire success of the Civil Rights Movement. The real fuel of the Civil Rights Movement was in the hands of the people, ordinary individuals, more specifically black women. My thesis explores the participation of black women in the movement in a particular region, that of Terrell County, Georgia. In the first chapter, the reader studies the racist and violent conditions of Terrell County for the local black citizens. Then, discovers the violence that arrived for the county with the arrival of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s voting registration project in the spring of 1962. The second chapter solely concentrates on the role of black women activists: (1) the history of black women in America, (2) the various activist roles of women, and (3) why women were hesitant to join. Even more, this chapter concludes with the contribution from Carolyn Daniels. Daniels is a mother and SNCC activist from Terrell County, and her story has yet to be told. At the end of the day, I am here to tell Daniel's story; her success towards the SNCC voting registration project that took place in the summer of 1962. The Civil Rights Movement is that everyone's story and activism matters, especially the stories of women. In a beautiful manner, Carolyn Daniels’ story emulates the contributions made by ordinary black women all over the country.
Publisher
Providence College
Academic Year
2021-2022
Date
Spring 2022
Type
Thesis
Format
Text
Language
English
