Ain’t I A Woman: Black Women And Feminism

Description

In this classic study, cultural critic bell hooks examines how black women,

from the seventeenth century to the present day, were and are oppressed by

both white men and black men and by white women. Illustrating her analysis

with moving personal accounts, Ain''t I a Woman is deeply critical of the

racism inherent in the thought of many middle-class white feminists who

have failed to address issues of race and class. While acknowledging the

conflict of loyalty to race or sex is still a dilemma, hooks challenges the

view that race and gender are two separate phenomena, insisting that the

struggles to end racism and sexism are inextricably intertwined.