Chicago Black Renaissance and Women's Activism

Following on the heels of the Harlem Renaissance, the Chicago Renaissance was a resonant flourishing of African American arts, literature, theater, music, and intellectualism, from 1930 to 1955. Anne Meis Knupfer''s The Chicago Black Renaissance and Women''s Activism demonstrates the complexity of black women''s many vital contributions to this unique cultural flowering.

The book examines various ...