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2021 Milbauer Symposium: Reimagining the Black Past: The Futures of Black Power
April 8, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
“Armed Mothering: Activism and Armed Black Women in the United States”
Dr. Jasmin Young (UC-Riverside)
Abstract: This article and talk is based on the experiences of several women who were armed revolutionaries and also mothers. While scholars of revolutions in Latin America, Africa and Asia have considered motherhood and armed resistance, scholars of the U.S. have little to say on the topic. Certainly, motherhood during the Black Power movement has been examined by a number of scholars, specifically focusing on valuable topics such as welfare rights, reproductive rights, and birth control. Still, questions remain. How did women navigate being both revolutionaries and mothers? What did motherhood offer revolutionary women? And how their revolutionary posture shaped their conceptions of mothering? Drawing on archival documents of expecting mothers incarcerated for their revolutionary activity, I examine how women navigate motherhood while facing extreme levels of political repression.
The event will be conducted on Zoom. For further information contact Dr. William Link