Explain to students that women’s changing roles during the Black power movement led to the creation of an intersectional Black feminism in the late 1960s and early 1970s.  Place students into small groups and assign each small group one of the following founders or groups of early Black feminism. 

• Frances M. Beal
• Toni Cade Bambara
• Pauli Murray
• Angela Davis
• National Black Feminist Organization
• Combahee River Collective

Each group should research their assigned person or group and create a poster to teach the class about their contributions and ideas. Once all groups have finished their posters, lead a gallery walk where students take notes on the other posters to learn about all the Black feminist leaders and groups. Finally, facilitate a conversation with the full class using the following discussion prompts:

• What is Black feminism, and how does it differ from White feminism? How does it differ from the civil rights movement?
• How did Black power influence ideas of Black feminism?