I think “Vanguard” shows how Black women supporting American democracy is nothing new. For most of that history Black women did so despite suppression and denigration. AdvertisementMartha S. Jones, author of “Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All.” (Will Kirk)Even when these Black women played by the dominant caste’s rules, they didn’t give up their essential Blackness, their racial identities. My question is: How did each generation of Black women grapple with the legacies of slavery and its sexual violence? It’s the kind of work Black women have been doing for hundreds of years.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 07, 2021 13:52 UTC