The Color Purple
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unapologetic in its attacks on sexism, and it is equally unapologetic in its attacks on racism, even the racism of American blacks toward Africans. If the collective problems of blacks are to be addressed, then so must the collective plight of black women. Walker wants a black identity that assures black women equal status with black men. Without addressing this issue, any project of fighting for racial equality is marred by hypocrisy from the start.
unapologetic in its attacks on sexism, and it is equally unapologetic in its attacks on racism, even the racism of American blacks toward Africans. If the collective problems of blacks are to be addressed, then so must the collective plight of black women. Walker wants a black identity that assures black women equal status with black men. Without addressing this issue, any project of fighting for racial equality is marred by hypocrisy from the start.