Members of Combahee River Collective at the March and Rally for Bellana Borde against Police Brutality (Boston, January 15, 1980)
African American women
Combahee River Collective
Feminism
Members of the Combahee River Collective take part in a March and Rally for Bellana Borde (15 January 1980) to protest police brutality directed at communities of color in Boston, Massachusetts.
In December 1979, Borde was arrested for trespassing and assaulting a police officer (charges that were later dropped). In turn, Borde filed complaints of assault and battery against a Boston police officer involved in her arrest--a two-day trial ended in acquittal of the officer. The Combahee River Collective was a Black feminist collective active in Boston from 1974 to 1980. They are known for developing the Combahee River Collective Statement.
From left to right: Beverly Smith, Barbara Smith, two unidentified women.
With thanks to Susan Fleischmann for additional metadata (28 January 2021).
Fleischmann, Susan
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
15 January 1980
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Eleven Black Women Why Did They Die?
People of colour (LGBTQ); Third World people (LGBTQ); Lesbians; Intersectionality; Boston (Mass.)
On page 1: "The pamphlet was prepared by the Combahee River Collective, a Boston Black Feminist Organization (c/o AASC, P.O. Box 1, Cambridge, MA 02139.) It was created for Third World Women. If you are not a Third World woman, please read it and share it with Third World women."
Pamphlet discusses the murders of 11 young Black women in Roxbury, Dorchester, the South End, and the Back Bay, all of which are neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts. The authors of the pamphlet discuss issues of police and media indifference, violence against women, and the intersectionalities of oppression in the lives of Third World women and women of color. The authors also provide guidance on self protection and a list of community organizations and resources related to violence against women.
Combahee River Collective
Red Sun Press (pamphlet); The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston (digital record)
1979
Note on page 5: "This pamphlet can be reproduced without permission."
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8 Black Women Why Did They Die?
People of colour (LGBTQ); Third World people (LGBTQ); Lesbians; Intersectionality; Boston (Mass.)
The title on the cover is "8 Black Women Why Did They Die" but there is a stylistic treatment to note that this is a possible third version of the pamphlet, with the word "Six" having been crossed out and the number "7" having been crossed out. This implies that first six, then seven, and now eight Black women have died.
On page 1: "This pamphlet was prepared by the Combahee River Collective, a Boston Black Feminist Organization." The interior pages of the pamphlet include a poem called "with no immediate cause" by ntozake shange that appeared in her book "nappy edges," which was published in 1978 by St. Martin's Press. The authors also provide guidance on self protection and a list of community organizations and resources related to violence against women.
Combahee River Collective
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston (digital record)
circa 1978-1979
shange, ntozake
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8 Mujeres Negras ¿Por Que Fueron Asesinadas?
People of colour (LGBTQ); Third World people (LGBTQ); Lesbians; Intersectionality; Boston (Mass.)
On page 1: "Preparado por la Colectiva Rio Combahe, una organizacion de Femenistas Afro-Norteamericanas de Boston."
Spanish-language version of similar English-language pamphlets about murders of Black women in Roxbury, Dorchester, the South End, and the Back Bay, all of which are neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts. The authors of the pamphlet discuss issues of police and media indifference, violence against women, and the intersectionalities of oppression in the lives of Third World women and women of color. The authors also provide guidance on self protection and a list of community organizations and resources related to violence against women.
Combahee River Collective
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston (digital record)
circa 1978-1979
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Barbara Smith, Sesquicentennial Award
Smith, Barbara
Combahee River Collective
Black Feminism
Lesbian Feminism
Black LGBTQ+ People
Barbara Smith at a sesquicentennial award ceremony for an unknown organization in New York.
Unknown
Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999
The History Project
1969
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Beverly Smith at New Words
Smith, Barbara
Combahee River Collective
Black Feminism
Lesbian Feminism
Black LGBTQ+ People
Beverly Smith reading at New Words Bookstore, Somerville, MA.
N. Wedule
Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999
The History Project
ca. 1979
Copyright N. Wedule.
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Somerville, MA
Beverly Smith Speech
Smith, Beverly
Wulf, Laura
Combahee River Collective
Black Feminism
Lesbian Feminism
Black LGBTQ+ People
Beverly Smith speaking into microphones an an unknown event.
Laura Wulf
Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999
The History Project
ca. 1985
Copyright Laura Wulf.
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Beverly Smith speaking at Boston Pride, 1979.
Smith, Beverly
Ketover, Dede
Combahee River Collective
Black Feminism
Lesbian Feminism
Boston Pride
Black LGBTQ+ People
Beverly Smith and two unidentified demonstrators, possibly Barbara Smith, speaking at Boston Pride, 1979.
Dede Ketover
Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999
The History Project
1979
Copyright Dede Ketover 1979.
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GCN Vol. 6 No. 48
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Boston, MA