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Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis

19 reviews

dalmavatai's review

challenging informative medium-paced

I don't even have anything to add, I actually think Angela Davis said it all. A must-read feminist classic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Classism, Colonisation, Slavery, Sexual violence, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Rape, and Sexism

basicbookstagrammer's review

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Rape, Slavery, Classism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Murder, Abortion, and Racial slurs

brnineworms's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.5

Women, Race & Class features frank discussion of, as the title suggests, sexism, racism, and classism. It can get pretty brutal at times, focusing for the most part on the conditions of slavery (particularly for enslaved women) and on the fight(s) for equality immediately after the abolition of slavery in the United States.

Davis examines the unique oppression experienced by Black women on account of both their gender and their race, and the ensuing need for intersectional politics. She highlights the solidarity between abolitionists and early feminists, but she also examines instances where solidarity was lacking to say the least – feminists buying in to horrifically racist accusations that Black men are almost all sexual predators, for example. I previously wasn’t aware that the Republican Party had weaponised women’s suffrage against Black enfranchisement, appropriating what should have been a push for social justice as a Trojan horse for racist propaganda and policies. It doesn’t surprise me, of course, but historical details like that are worth learning and learning from.

This book is over forty years old now, yet it remains infuriatingly relevant. It’s powerful and incisive – I would recommend reading it if you haven’t already. I can see why Angela Davis is such a celebrated writer, and I’m eager to read her other famous book, Are Prisons Obsolete?, when I get the chance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Genocide, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, and Misogyny

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Police brutality, Blood, Child death, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Trafficking

Minor: Colonisation, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, War, Miscarriage, and Alcohol

flowingleaves's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Women, Race, and Class is, in my opinion, a very important book that everyone who is passionate about the topic should read, and then reread. Davis' writing is fascinating and the book is extremely insightful. An absolutely gripping, informative book that I highly recommend to just about everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Racism, Misogyny, Classism, and Rape

Moderate: Hate crime, Infertility, Sexual assault, Abortion, Death, Violence, Child death, and Murder

lauraspeechly's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Genocide, Hate crime, Sexism, Racism, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia

charlieeee's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Slavery, Sexism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Rape, Suicide, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Murder

scarafaggy's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Read this book for my Law and Gender class and ended up really enjoying it. An eye-opening introduction to intersectionality in the United States by Angela Davis. While the subject was 'academic', the writing made the book impossible to put down. A definite must-read for any WoC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Xenophobia

achingallover's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia

surefinewhatever_'s review

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

Angela Davis’ mind is so brilliant and I always feel so lucky to be able to read her work. This one is a classic and a must read, and I’m so glad I finally did! I learned SO much about the suffrage movement and slavery, and how intertwined racism is with the women’s movement. Truly sets a great foundation for intersectional and radical feminism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Racism

Moderate: Abortion, Murder, Rape, Sexism, and Suicide