Martha Jones on Black Women in the Fight for Voting Rights

In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, our host, Zinn Education Project leadership team member Cierra Kaler-Jones speaks with historian Martha S. Jones about the role of Black women in the long and ongoing fight for voting rights.

They discuss Jones’s book, Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All, which utilizes storytelling to illustrate African American women’s significance in both local and national politics. Read about the event and find related resources.