African-American women’s battle for the vote

<p>Martha S Jones discusses her Cundill History Prize-shortlisted book&nbsp;<em>Vanguard</em>, which charts African-American women’s long and determined fight for the vote. She speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about how the battle for suffrage connected to other issues and a wider struggle for political power.</p><p><br></p><p>(Ad) Martha S Jones is the author of&nbsp;<em>Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All</em>&nbsp;(Basic Books, 2020). Buy it now from Amazon:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vanguard-Black-Barriers-Insisted-Equality/dp/1541618610/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-viewingguide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vanguard-Black-Barriers-Insisted-Equality/dp/1541618610/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-viewingguide</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>