“A sensitively written take on a century of Black history, and an absorbing account of a Black woman who survived the ravages of white supremacy and responded to the challenges of her life with intellectual curiosity, moral courage, and clarity.”
—Marcia Chatelain, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Franchise
“Impressive . . . . enlightening . . . . a commanding account of a tireless firebrand.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred)
“A beautiful, brilliant, and important book. It’s as if an essential puzzle piece in Black history had been missing, and Ashley Farmer has filled it in, perfectly, with meticulous research and stirring prose. Unforgettable.”
—Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of King: A Life
“Magisterial . . . . in a time of consolidating federal power and heightened oppression of minority groups, Queen Mother reminds readers that the value of the struggle is not in achieving landmark victories, but in continuing to move doggedly forward in the face of all adversity.”
—Booklist (starred)
“Queen Mother is a deeply researched, beautifully written epic recounting Audley Moore’s landmark, unsung life.”
—Edda L. Fields-Black, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Combee
“A vigorous contribution to Black political history that restores an overlooked figure to the narrative.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“A monumental achievement. The meticulousness of Ashley Farmer’s research is matched only by the grace of her prose. The result is a lucid, fascinating biography—a rendering worthy of the great Audley Moore herself.”
—Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism
“Our understanding of the history of Black activism, with its points both high and low, will be fuller for Farmer’s portrait of Moore, who offers those of us who struggle toward justice a model for playing the long game.”
—Texas Observer
“Stimulating, thought-provoking, and insightful.”
—The Progressive
“A tour de force. . . . An immersive narrative that honors Moore—a political visionary and tactician—who fought tirelessly for the liberation of Black people around the globe. Our Queen is getting the recognition she has long deserved. And we, the heirs of her labors, will be blessed by this powerful reclamation of our collective past.”
—Tanisha C. Ford, NAACP Image Award-winning author of Our Secret Society and Liberated Threads
“An excellent, comprehensive study of an unjustly forgotten civil rights legend.”
—Library Journal (starred)
“Reading Queen Mother leaves one with a sense of amazement that a single person could’ve woven her way into so many nooks and crannies of 20th-century history. Farmer’s book may well ensure that future accounts of that history give Audley Moore her due.”
—The Washington Independent Review of Books
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