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Thriving older African American women — aging after Jim Crow
Journal title	Journal of Women & Aging, vol 10, no 1, 1998
Pages	pp 75-95
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Older women ; Black people ; Black African ; Social roles ; Racism ; Participation ; United States of America.
Annotation	This paper is based on the findings of small group discussions with self-defined successful African-American women aged 60 years and over in Charlotte, North Carolina. These women lived through the period of Jim Crow legislation (segregation laws) which lasted until the 1940s and 1950s, and thrived in spite of the obstacles. The interviews shows that they continue to seek meaning in their lives through the roles they play in their families, churches and communities. They feel strongly that there is a core of key values that continue to hold meaning and struggle to impact these values to those whose lives they touch. The key values identified include education, religion, work, and giving back to the community, and illustrate the integration of both traditional and non-traditional definitions of success. Mentoring is proposed as an important concept for understanding the lives of African-American women in later life.
Accession Number	CPA-980121405 A
Classmark	BD: TKE: TKF: TM5: TMG: TMB: 7T
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