Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Clinton

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introduction: The Departure of Michelle Obama from the White House and the Need for Black Feminism -- Black Feminist Politics in a Post-Obama Presidency -- Chapter 2 A History of Black American Feminism -- The '68 Election and the Nixon Phenomenon -- A Black Feminist Response to the Conservative Majority -- Ronald Reagan and the Culture of Politics -- Understanding Alice's Garden: The Color Purple Controversy -- Vanessa Williams, "Exemplary Queen" -- Chapter 3 Black Women's Relationships with Party Politics -- The Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill Hearings -- Can Black Feminism Be Quantified? -- Gender Matters -- Clinton's Cabinet of Curiosities: Lani Guinier and Dr. Joycelyn Elders -- Is Bill Clinton Black? -- Chapter 4 The '90s in Context: A History of Black Women in American Politics -- Oral History as Evidence -- Enter JFK: The Formation of the President's Commission on the Status of Women -- The PCSW and NOW: Precursors to NBFO and Combahee -- The Fourth Consultation -- Negro Family Patterns -- Employment Opportunities -- Vocational Guidance -- Community Service and Participation -- Adult Education -- Biography as History: The Black Women on the Commission -- NOW -- NOW Meets the Black Panther Party: The National Black Feminist Organization -- The Combahee River Collective -- All of Who I Am in the Same Place: The Women of Combahee -- Barbara Smith -- Sharon Page Ritchie -- Cheryl Clarke -- Margo Okazawa Rey -- Gloria Hull -- Demita Frazier -- Coming Together: The Combahee River Collective Retreats -- The Combahee River Collective Statement -- Community Activism -- Chapter 5 Doubting the Democrats: Current Disenchantment and Political Futures -- Staying Out of the Bushes: Barbara Lee and Cynthia McKinney -- Why I Opposed the Resolution to Authorize Force -- Barbara Lee.