![]() ![]() ![]() They taught me a lot I was previously unaware of, as I always kind of avoided the Civil War in my American history classes. I was completely engrossed in the slavery and Jim Crow sections of the book. I am going to do my best to discuss this book without bias, but my personal experiences with Jackie Jones (as the Brandeisians called her) definitely gave me my own perspective in reading the book. I was concerned that this history might make it difficult for me to discuss this book, so I asked Amy to host. Jacqueline Jones was my professor for one of my classes required for my history major at Brandeis University (she now teaches at University of Texas), and suffice to say, she and I did not get along very well. I specifically requested that she host the discussion for this book for a special reason. This is the second book for the Real Help reading project I’m co-hosting with Amy. She highlights the ways in which the unique cultural history of slavery as well as being subject to both sexism and racism have impacted black American women’s lives. Professor Jacqueline Jones presents the extensively researched history of the dual working worlds of black American women–at home and in the workforce–from slavery to present. ![]()
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