This special edition of Forthright Radio for August 26, 2020, celebrates the Centennial of the signing of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution on August 26, 1920, after the very long, very hard struggle by women of different races and backgrounds to win the right to vote.

Johns Hopkins University History Professor, Martha S. Jones is the author of Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All, which will be published by Basic Books on September 8, 2020.

To hear this interview with Professor Jones and to access links to articles relevant to the interview, click on this link:  https://forthright.media/2020/08/26/martha-s-jones-vanguard-how-black-women-broke-barriers-won-the-vote-and-insisted-on-equality-for-all/