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This is the companion volume to We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women: 1965-85: A Sourcebook (CH, Feb'18, 55-2129), and it settles the rumors about the nonexistence of black women artists. Four critical essays present a crisp description of the museum exhibition and the historical impact of Elizabeth Catlett, Third World Feminism, Senga Nengudi, Maren Hassinger, and Rodeo Caldona. This major project follows black women as they journey to locate, make, restructure, and establish space. Readers with a sweet tooth and passion for art and activism are sure to enjoy this volume. From sculpting to visual arts, the book offers a scrupulous and compelling exploration of necessity, liberation, and survival. It is required reading for those wishing to understand the political strength of black women as they forcefully make a space for themselves in the art world. Feminists, activists, and historians alike will want both volumes of We Wanted a Revolution.Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.