To Turn the Whole World Over

Black Women and Internationalism

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Pub Date Mar 16 2019 | Archive Date Mar 28 2019

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Black women undertook an energetic and unprecedented engagement with internationalism from the late nineteenth century to the 1970s. In many cases, their work reflected a complex effort to merge internationalism with issues of women's rights and with feminist concerns. To Turn the Whole World Over examines these and other issues with a collection of cutting-edge essays on black women's internationalism in this pivotal era and beyond.


Analyzing the contours of gender within black internationalism, scholars examine the range and complexity of black women's global engagements. At the same time, they focus on these women's remarkable experiences in shaping internationalist movements and dialogues. The essays explore the travels and migrations of black women; the internationalist writings of women from Paris to Chicago to Spain; black women advocating for internationalism through art and performance; and the involvement of black women in politics, activism, and global freedom struggles.


Contributors: Nicole Anae, Keisha N. Blain, Brandon R. Byrd, Stephanie Beck Cohen, Anne Donlon, Tiffany N. Florvil, Kim Gallon, Dayo F. Gore, Annette K. Joseph-Gabriel, Grace V. Leslie, Michael O. West, and Julia Erin Wood


Keisha N. Blain teaches history at the University of Pittsburgh. She is the author of Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom. Tiffany M. Gill is an associate professor of history and Africana studies at the University of Delaware. She is the author of Beauty Shop Politics: African American Women's Activism in the Beauty Industry.

Black women undertook an energetic and unprecedented engagement with internationalism from the late nineteenth century to the 1970s. In many cases, their work reflected a complex effort to merge...


Advance Praise

"These collected accounts of globetrotting black women transform and expand the concept of black internationalism. Whether traveling for political, leisure, or educational reasons, all of the women whose lives are highlighted here needed to see the world for themselves and to develop their own ideas about their places in it. Their courage and intellectual curiosity drove them to explore the world and make it theirs."--Barbara D. Savage, author of Your Spirits Walk Beside Us: The Politics of Black Religion


"To Turn the Whole World Over is a brilliant, timely, must-read book for the study of black women’s internationalism and the unfinished struggle for global black freedom."--Erik S. McDuffie, author of Sojourning for Freedom: Black Women, American Communism, and the Making of Black Left Feminism

"These collected accounts of globetrotting black women transform and expand the concept of black internationalism. Whether traveling for political, leisure, or educational reasons, all of the women...


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ISBN 9780252084119
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PAGES 280

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To Turn the Whole World Over: Black Women and Internationalism edited Keisha N. Blain and Tiffany M. Gill

Divided into three parts this book is collection of essays focused on the role that African American women have held throughout history in connecting the struggles and triumphs of other nations around the world with Black women in the United States. Each essay focuses on a different time, place and person but so often throughout each, readers can see the interconnected work of the women, and the overlapping work that laid the foundations of movements. Unaware of many of the women and organizations included within this collection, I found this information to be extremely enlightening. The amount of effort these women have put in to further the causes of not just Black women but women and peoples worldwide is extraordinary. Seeing it laid out so succinctly and precisely was at moments overwhelming. How the works of so many of these women has gone unacknowledged for so long is beyond me.

Overall these essays serve as a portal to the different times and places of each of these women and organizations that put the well being and advancement of Black women first. Careful analysis of these women and their stories is indeed necessary and with each of these essays there is a comprehensive view of the work that has been done, and the reasons why that work came to an end. I was most intrigued by the earliest attempts to find solidarity with other countries, but also very interested in the work other women had to do to come to terms with their afro heritage.

I definitely recommend this collection. It offers a nuanced and yet critical view of the different women, their plan of action and the spaces they created. It takes into account the historical component as well as the social ramification involved with each woman and the actions she took.

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This book was such an inspirational read! I cannot imagine accomplishing all these women did and on an international level!

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A thought provoking group of Essays. I learned a great deal of history and it was a great read. Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC of this book.

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This is a unique collection of essays. These are fascinating histories of Black women connecting with people around the world, forming active relationships, and affecting change. From Celia Jane Allen to Amy Jacques Garvey, these often-unknown stories feature women who fought for rights shoulder to shoulder with women around the world. By reframing events and eras from a Black nationalist perspective, contributors breathe new life into this history. This is an impeccably researched and important anthology.

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Black Studies, and activism, have always had an interest in studying and participating in; Pan-Africanism, Black internationalism, and the connections that exist between various sections of the international Black Diaspora. However, as Keisha N. Blain and Tiffany M. Gill inform us, the focus of these studies centred on the activities of men. To Turn the World seeks to rectify this omission, highlighting the role of women in the struggle for an international Black identity.

To Turn The World is an anthology of essays concerning the role of women within the Black internationalist community. The various authors explore the lives of a varied sample of these women. It takes a look at the lives: of the wives/widows of Black activists, such as; Eslanda Robeson, and lesser known women who were simply acting as tourist activists. The Authors focus on women occupying the roles of; tourist, journalist, unofficial diplomats, or activists. The book spans the globe; from the USA to Europe and from Australia to Haiti.

These essays give a glimpse of the activities of a hidden group of activists, adding to an ever growing cannon of works that seek to explore the role of women within history. It is an enjoyable, and informative work.

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