The first half of the book addresses what the author perceives to be obstacles to the formation of these multiracial coalitions. ... Clark, in his book Dark Ghetto, comments on the negative effects seductive cultural deprivation theories exert on institutions. ... Within this structure those lower paying jobs previously held by unskilled, primarily non-white Americans have shifted overseas to cheaper, foreign laborers. ... Having identified the primary obstacles to multiracial coalition building, the second part of the book is devoted to an examination of potential remedies. ... In support of ...

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Davis claims that although the black woman performed jobs that "expressed the socially conditioned inferiority of women" she was still exempt from designations of femininity that would have otherwise sheltered her from carrying out more arduous, "manly" tasks. ... The first comprehensive book to be written about enslaved African American women is titled Ar'n't I a Woman by Deborah White. ... In Edward Baptist's book The Half Has Never Been Told, he describes the formation of song circles that would take place during these gatherings, in which women would di...

• Word Count: 1150
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• Grade Level: Graduate