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In her analysis of the sexual dynamics of the transition from civil rights to black liberation, Wallace charges that black leadership has defined itself in sexual rather than political or economic terms
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“A landmark black feminist text ... Deserves rereading.” – Ms.
“Serious, well-written, effective in its demystification, valuable as a model of hardheaded but caring analysis, principled in its criticism ... Wallace’s fearless presentation of her analysis quite takes the breath away.” – Toni Cade Bambara, Washington Post
“Courageous, outspoken, clear-eyed.” – Publishers Weekly
“One of the first books truly critiquing the systems in place, ways of thinking and being that feed the myth of black women as the ultimate heroine.” – The Root
“A light to Black Feminism, Women and Gender Studies, African American and Diaspora Studies, Film Studies, popular culture, the art world, and beyond.” – Feminist Wire
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“Serious, well-written, effective in its demystification, valuable as a model of hardheaded but caring analysis, principled in its criticism ... Wallace’s fearless presentation of her analysis quite takes the breath away.” – Toni Cade Bambara, Washington Post
“Courageous, outspoken, clear-eyed.” – Publishers Weekly
“One of the first books truly critiquing the systems in place, ways of thinking and being that feed the myth of black women as the ultimate heroine.” – The Root
“A light to Black Feminism, Women and Gender Studies, African American and Diaspora Studies, Film Studies, popular culture, the art world, and beyond.” – Feminist Wire
Michele Wallace is Professor of English at CUNYs Graduate Center and City College. She was Editor-at-Large for Essence magazine and a columnist for the Village Voice.
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- PublisherGrand Central Pub
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 0446309583
- ISBN 13 9780446309585
- BindingPaperback
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