Queen Mother : Black nationalism, reparations, and the untold story of Audley Moore / Ashley D. Farmer.
From an award-winning historian of Black radical politics comes the definitive biography of Audley Moore -- mother of modern Black nationalism and trailblazer in the fight for reparations. In the world of Black radical politics, the name Audley Moore commands unquestioned respect. Across the ten decades of her life, Queen Mother Moore distinguished herself as a leading forebear of Black Nationalism, the founder of the modern reparations movement, and, from her Philadelphia and Harlem homes, a mentor to some of America's most influential Black activists. And yet, she is far less remembered than many of her peers and protégés -- Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, and Muhammad Ahmad, to name just a few -- and the ephemera of her life have been either lost or plundered. In Queen Mother, celebrated writer and historian Ashley D. Farmer restores Moore's faded portrait, delivering the first-ever account of her life and enduring legacy. Deeply researched and richly detailed, Queen Mother is more than just a biography of an American icon. It's a narrative history of twentieth-century Black radicalism, told through the lens of the woman whose grit and determination sustained the movement.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593701546
- ISBN: 0593701542
- ISBN: 9780593687833
- ISBN: 0593687833
- Physical Description: xviii, 472 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pantheon, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-454) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- My people had pride in themselves -- Little bourgeois stinker -- Wartime disruptions -- Following Garvey -- From migrant to militant -- Pulling weight in the popular front -- Negro woman leader -- Burning questions -- Postwar blues -- Heartbreak -- Not your negro -- Arise, Ethiopian women! -- The United Nations and reparations -- Somebody has to pay -- The reparations committee inc. -- Becoming queen mother -- We refuse to be programmed anymore -- The revolution has come -- Mother of the Republic of New Afrika -- Nationtime! -- Queen mother visits the motherland -- Tanzania redux -- Diaspora and dictators -- Last decade, lasting resources -- The end of queen mother Moore's reign.
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African American women political activists > Biography.
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African Americans > Reparations.
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Available copies
- 4 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO MOORE (Text) | 36015000765665 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | CMB1980628 (Text) | CMB1980628 | Technical Services | In process | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | MOORE (Text) | 33258010514514 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| High Point Library | B Moore A Farmer (Text) | 30519010989609 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/21/2026 |
| Pack Memorial Library | B MOORE (Text) | 0020513975779 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/12/2026 |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | B Moore (Text) | 38950611491350 | Adult Biography | Reshelving | - |
| Richard H. Thornton Main Library | B MOORE (Text) | 42756202543051 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
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