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In the wake of the recent death of civil rights icon Gloria Richardson, who passed on July 15, a biography on her life by Professor Joseph R. Fitzgerald is taking on new meaning.
Many prominent and well-known figures greatly impacted the civil rights movement, but one of the most influential and unsung leaders of that period was Gloria Richardson.
As the leader of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee (CNAC), a multifaceted liberation campaign formed to target segregation and racial inequality in Cambridge, Maryland, Richardson advocated for economic justice and tactics beyond nonviolent demonstrations. Her philosophies and strategies—including her belief that Black people had a right to self–defense—were adopted, often without credit, by a number of civil rights and Black power leaders and activists.
“The Struggle Is Eternal: Gloria Richardson and Black Liberation” explores the largely forgotten but deeply significant life of this central figure and her determination to improve the lives of Black people.
Praise for The Struggle is Eternal
“An admiring celebration of one woman’s important contribution to an ongoing struggle.” —Kirkus Reviews
“With this illuminating biography, Fitzgerald brings to life the struggle for civil rights and Gloria Richardson’s role in the movement. An important book for readers at a time in history when the rights of African-Americans are again being questioned.”—Library Journal
“The Struggle Is Eternal: Gloria Richardson and Black Liberation,” was written by Joseph R. Fitzgerald who is assistant professor of history and political science at Cabrini University. His areas of focus include critical race feminism and the civil rights and Black power waves of the modern Black liberation movement.
