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S4 E5: Feminism in Black and White

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Mar 4, 2020
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INSIGHT

Black Women's Dual Struggle

  • Black women have long fought struggles against both racism and sexism simultaneously.
  • Mainstream views often separate these fights, missing their intertwined reality.
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Race and Gender Movements Connected

  • History often presents abolition and women's rights as separate movements.
  • Black activists knew oppression was interconnected and fought for both race and gender justice.
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Suffrage Movement Divisions

  • White women suffragists often abandoned Black suffrage to protect white women's voting rights.
  • Power structures forced movements to choose between fighting racism or sexism.
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