ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to begin the work of revising the existing chronology of the Black sociological canon by recognizing that there may be intellectuals who have somehow been erased, or at the very least, underestimated, from our understanding of Black Sociology's history. It particularly focuses on Anna Julia Cooper and Zora Neale Hurston as differentially situated, yet intertwined, figures in early 20th century thought as a means to interrogate our intellectual loss from their repeated erasure. The title of this chapter symbolically draws upon the recently popularized hash tag campaign #SayHerName, which specifically refers to the police brutality directed towards Black women. Anna Julia Cooper, who is formally recognized as a sociologist, Zora Neale Hurston is perhaps best known for her works of fiction. The specific line "the dream is the truth" almost too pointedly describes what Collins' so passionately calls for, that is Black feminism's goal of reclaiming the "truth" produced by subjugated knowledges held by Black women.
