Illegally Black
Author
Adams, Anthonia L.
Subject
Washington and Lee University -- Capstone in Theater, Film and Dance Studies
Race discrimination
Sex discrimination against women
Discrimination in education
Intersectionality
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Anthonia L. Adams is a member of the Class of 2016 of Washington and Lee University. Capstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE] Being a black woman is hard. I often hear my black male friends say that it is harder to be a black male in American than it is to be a black female, but I think for them they still have that male factor. And for us we have that double jeopardy of being black and a woman. So that causes all kinds of interesting experiences. I love being black, I love the fact that we are so resilient and that we can go through hardships and struggles since that has been inherently presented to us, but we can make it on the other side. Our history has forced us to be strong and to endure stuff that I don't think a reasonable person would be able to endure otherwise. So I think that is what I love about being a black woman. [From introductory section]