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Women, Race & Class Paperback – February 12, 1983

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From one of our most important scholars and civil rights activist icon, a powerful study of the women’s liberation movement and the tangled knot of oppression facing Black women.

“Angela Davis is herself a woman of undeniable courage. She should be heard.”—The New York Times

 Angela Davis provides a powerful history of the social and political influence of whiteness and elitism in feminism, from abolitionist days to the present, and demonstrates how the racist and classist biases of its leaders inevitably hampered any collective ambitions. While Black women were aided by some activists like Sarah and Angelina Grimke and the suffrage cause found unwavering support in Frederick Douglass, many women played on the fears of white supremacists for political gain rather than take an intersectional approach to liberation. Here, Davis not only contextualizes the legacy and pitfalls of civil and women’s rights activists, but also discusses Communist women, the murder of Emmitt Till, and Margaret Sanger’s racism. Davis shows readers how the inequalities between Black and white women influence the contemporary issues of rape, reproductive freedom, housework and child care in this bold and indispensable work.
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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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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0394713516
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage; First Edition (February 12, 1983)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780394713519
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0394713519
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.15 x 0.61 x 8 inches
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Angela Yvonne Davis is considered to be a distinguished social and political activist of the United States. She has made a huge contribution in the uplifting of the political and social conditions of black in the American society. She was born and brought up in Alabama by her upper middle class parents, who were also in political scene of their times. Davis has studied in New York, Frankfurt and Massachusetts, where she polished her already existing communist ideas in her mind. She started as an associate professor at the University of California in the subject of philosophy and side by side got involved in the Communist Party USA and the Black Panther Party. It was in the 1970s that Davis got in trouble with the law when one of her subject of study, a young black boy who was imprisoned, tried to escape from the jail and was found with a weapon that was claimed to have been given to him by Davis. She tried to flee the law but was caught and put in the jail until all of the charges on her were withdrawn. Davis has been a keynote speaker on the issues of feminism, condition of the prisoners in the jails of United States and the liberation of gays and lesbians at many renowned universities and institutions since that incident.

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  • Jess Poulson
    5.0 out of 5 stars An essential read
    Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2024
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    Timeless classic by Angela Davis regarding intersectionality in feminism, great for book clubs.
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  • Magnificent Redding
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Reading
    Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2024
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    I found the book to be a good read. I learned different things about history. Who was involved in the suffrage movement. What part Ida B. Wells, Frederick Douglass and others played.
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  • NM
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Valuable History Lesson!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2024
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    Not only is Davis a brilliant historian and writer, but this book provides invaluable insights into the struggle for emancipation and the women’s suffrage movement and how they were intertwined. There are some interesting lessons here about being loyal to each other in the struggle for equality.
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  • Kimone Murray
    5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend
    Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2021
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    This book is perfect if you want to start learning more into systemic racism and slavery, especially how female slaves were treated as that’s very often entirely left out or extremely belittled. It gives very insightful viewpoints and speaks on topics that we rarely are allowed to even think or ponder on. Davis is quick to get to the point, while also giving us an insane amount of explanation and backstory. I would highly recommend this book to any and everyone. From my fellow black people that want to learn about areas the public school systems constantly ignore or white-wash/watered-down all the way to white people or any non black POC that wants to begin dismantling their own racial ignorance.
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  • Mendoza-Padrón
    5.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading even if it was published a while ago!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2021
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    This book is a must-read for anyone interested in women's history and especially Black women's history. It discusses many topics not covered in your typical history class and not only is it very informative but it is very easy to read and has many well-researched and documented historical facts. I love Angela Davis's works and am very glad I was able to read this book! I definitely recommend you read it for yourself.
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  • Damian Durgin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Flawless
    Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2024
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    Good cover, good pages, good content.
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  • Luke Hudson
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great overview of history completely overlooked in K-12
    Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2020
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    Overall a very good book for those who want to learn about the intersectionality of women’s suffrage and abolition, as well as sexism and racism as they relate to classism in the 20th century. It offers a critical view of many historical figures within the feminist and abolitionist movements and their substantial flaws, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony, and others.

    One error within the book is in the first chapter. Twice Davis states that female slaves were the only victims of rape:

    “But women suffered in different ways as well, for they were victims of sexual abuse and other barbarous mistreatment that could only be inflicted on women.” (4)

    “Again, it is important to remember that the punishment inflicted on women exceeded in intensity the punishment suffered by their men, for women were not only whipped and mutilated, they were also raped.” (19)

    I do not doubt that female slaves were raped more regularly than male slaves, but it does erase the experiences of male slaves to say that masters only raped women. Men were raped and sodomized by masters in order to emasculate them as well (“buck breaking”).

    Davis does contradict these claims in chapter 11, though, when she acknowledges that both men and women were raped:

    “Together with flogging, rape was a terribly efficient method of keeping Black women and men alike in check.” (165)

    My one other critique is that the last chapter ended fairly abruptly. On the last page, Davis advocates for socialism as the singular solution to the domestic slavery of women, claiming that socialist countries have been the only ones wherein steps have been taken, but she does not elaborate or give any examples:

    “The only significant steps toward ending domestic slavery have in fact been taken in the existing socialist countries.” (220)

    It would have been nice to see the final chapter go on a little longer to substantiate that claim.

    This book is a very good primer for people to learn about the flawed origins of the women’s suffrage movement, its imperfect leaders, and how classism and racism marred the debate on issues like birth control and abortion rights. Figures like Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. DuBois, and Sojourner Truth are excellent people to read about more thoroughly after finishing this book, as well as the countless events, both encouraging and horrifying, that have not found a place in modern school curricula.
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  • sh1234
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book with unexpected bonus!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2016
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    I didn't notice when I was buying this that it was a signed copy. What a happy surprise! Aside from the author's signature on the title page (swoon!), the book was in excellent condition. And the essays are great—they have aged really well in most cases, and are particularly relevant to today's conversations about intersectional feminism and the effects and concerns of BLM. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in feminism, race, class (all those things in the title) as well as American history. It is very accessible and readable and offered new insight on topics I thought I knew a lot about.
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  • Emmanuelka
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nossa Nossa Nossa
    Reviewed in Brazil on February 21, 2023
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    Livro de abrir os olhos, te faz pensar em vários temas e questionar mais ainda o sistemas que fomos jogados dentro. Um livro que claramente devia ser sugerido nas escolas, conta a realidade da escravidão, não apenas a historinha que nos contam na escola, as agressões causadas sobre pessoas negras e especialmente a experiência das mulheres negras durante aquela época, conta sobre a parte que as mulheres brancas tiveram durante aquela época, e chega até os dias de hoje. E te faz questionar qual será o futuro? Esse livro é genial e super recomendo, tantas coisas que nunca nem imaginei ou parei pra pensar foram mencionadas. É um livro que te faz questionar, relembrar e PENSAR. É o melhor tipo de livro.
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  • Aalycia
    5.0 out of 5 stars great read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 6, 2024
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    amazing book i got it to read and reference in my art work in university it’s informative recommend!
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  • Ece T.
    2.0 out of 5 stars Reprint issue
    Reviewed in Sweden on May 31, 2024
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    seems like reprint, not original book therefore i will return the item.
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  • GENNADE L.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Produit conforme dans la langue demandée.
    Reviewed in France on August 30, 2023
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    Mon fils a choisi ce livre édité dans la langue anglaise, bien réceptionné.
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  • Angel
    4.0 out of 5 stars Came damaged but turned out alright
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on January 17, 2023
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    Bought this as a gift so I can't judge the book itself. The book came a bit damaged with flaws on the pages but I gave it anyway and she was happy with it :) Some people don't care that much about some damages or flaws.
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