She explains that racism interfered with the ability of women’s rights movement to truly achieve equality, leaving black women to be at the bottom of the social triangle. Davis provides examples of how black women still struggle for equality in society whether it is at work, school, or in public. Each chapter examines a different aspect feminist struggles for equality throughout history mostly targerting the inequality of black women during the feminist movement. She summarizes how racism has been prevalent from abolitionist days to present. She is better known for her book, “Women, Race, and Gender,” which is a powerful story of the women’s liberation movement in the United States in the 1960’s. Angela Davis is an American political activist who is known for being a radical African-American educator and an activist for civil rights and other social issues.
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