The Racial Divide in Feminism
Jul 15, 2020 · 4 min read
The divide between Black and white feminists in America has occurred since chattel slavery and continues to the present day. During slavery, Black women weren’t treated as human — their bodies were utterly objectified and many white women justified the molestation, rape, and physical violence of Black women at the hands of white slave owners. To this day, white women’s cries get more attention and response than Black women’s pain.
