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6. What Slavery Engendered: An Intersectional Look at 1619

Intersectionality Matters!

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Black Women and Welfare Reform

Clinton signed the bill destroying welfare. The massive skyrocketing of the prison population, which by the way also includes disproportionate numbers of Black women, was linked to welfare reform. And then I would just add to it the foster care system. Because another punitive way in which Black mothers have been treated is by the disproportionate removal of their children.

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