A powerful study of the women's movement in the U.S. from abolitionist days to the present that demonstrates how it has always been hampered by the racist and classist biases of its leaders.
Women, Race, & Class (Vintage)
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Longtime activist, author and political figure Angela Davis brings us this expose of the women's movement in the context of the fight for civil rights and working class issues. She uncovers a side of the fight for suffrage many of us have not heard: the intimate tie between the anti-slavery campaign and the struggle for women's suffrage. She shows how the racist and classist bias of some in the women's movement have divided its own membership. Davis' message is clear: If we ever want equality, we're gonna have to fight for it together.
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"As useful an exposition of the current dilemmas of the women's movement as one could hope for."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
By F. Mercer
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This book, or at least excerpts from it, should be a must read for everyone. Davis presents a side of the suffragette movement, the first wave of feminism, that many people will never be aware of--the conflict between women's rights and African American rights, and the underlying racism of the movement spearheaded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Davis then effectively juxtaposes the first wave of feminism with the second wave of feminism in the 1960-70's to show the correlation between the two movements.
In both cases, the fight for African American rights took prescedence over the rights of women. While during the first wave of feminism, black women were ignored by the suffragettes, during the second wave of feminism, black women were faced with the choice of going forward in a women's movement that, once again, didn't really include them, or supporting the rights of African Americans as a race. A difficult choice. Davis clearly elucidates the failings of the both waves of feminism to include ALL women and shows how necessary it is for women, regardless of race, to work together.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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Professor Davis provides a history of the Black, Women's and workers' movements in the US and documents the many points of common contact. She painstakingly supplies an abundance of historical evidence that demonstrates the fact that women, working people or people of color can only succeed in the attainment of their own liberation by working in conjuction with the efforts of the others. She also reminds us that the majority of women are workers and that the majority of people of color are workers, and points out that the outcome of the struggle these groups face will impact directly upon the future condition of all working people
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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If you are interested in an indepth analysis of the history of many of our current social movements this is the book for you. Angela Davis is brillient to be sure, but this book portrays her intelligence in understanding (and ability to convey) the conplex issues America must disern concerning gender, class and race. She also is able to articulate beautifully how these three issues intertwine. The book is worth the read for personal as well as acedemic growth.
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Interesting book on topics of race
Needed this book to explore feminist and educators on race and feminism. Got some good information out of this book for my research paper.
Published 23 days ago by K. Childers
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A great piece to have as a conversation starter
I work at a job where race is a huge conversation. his book is a good place to start.love it!
Published 29 days ago by Gulliver
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I need the book
I needed the book for school and it was cheap compared to bookstore in the college, so i bought this one. What else can i ask for?
Published 1 month ago by Juan F Mendoza
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Awesome
I've read half of the book, and find Sister Davis enlightening! I think I can relate to her ideas in a lot of ways. She has also helped remind me that I need to help uplift others. Read more
Published 2 months ago by freyourself
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Great Book
This book is amazing for anyone interested in philosophy, African American studies, and/or feminism. Angela Davis is a great writer and great mind.
Published 3 months ago by Angel
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A Must Read!
Angela Davis is a name as synonymous with Black Power as The Black Panthers. Her words inspire, teach and REACH the minds of all who read them. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Sonya Bell
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Still valuable resource book!
I read this book years ago. But, it remains a valuable rsource book. Recommend it for anyone writing on woman's issues.
Published 5 months ago by Angry buyer
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THANK YOU!
Since the author of this book is Angela Davis, need I say more. What I will say is that she is an amazing author, activist, and woman. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Kelly N. Giles
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DISAPPOINTED W AMAZON SERVICE
Received book in good condition, expeditiously. However, order was botched with extra copies of this book and another book that was ordered. Read more
Published on May 10, 2010 by Gift Card
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snatching the cover off...
This book had the most incredible and insightful research. The detailed information on the plight of the enslaved woman was amazing. Read more
Published on February 22, 2010 by Vernadette Barnes
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- Frederick Douglass: Selected Speeches and Writings (The Library of Black America series) by Frederick Douglass on 6 pages
- Frederick Douglass by P. S. Foner on 6 pages
- History of Woman Suffrage by Elizabeth Cady Stanton on 5 pages
- Black Reconstruction in America, 1860-1880 by W. E. Burghardt Du Bois on 4 pages
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- Politics and Feminism by Barbara Arneil in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Legal Response to Violence Against Women (Gender and American Law: The Impact of the Law on the Lives of Women) by Karen Maschke on page 13, and page 93
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