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Lesson5:I’dRatherBeBlackthanFemale ;,beingblackismuchlessofadrawbackthanbeingfemale. IfIsaidthatbeingblackisagreaterhandicapthanbeingawoman,?Because“weallknow”–and,Iamafraid,mostwomen–asbizarre. “mention”it,withsit-ins,boycotts,andfreedomrides,Americanswereincredulous.“Who,us?”theyaskedininjuredtones.“We’reprejudiced?”Itwasthestartofalong,–includingthosewhothinkofthemselvesasliberals–todiscoverandeliminatetheracistattitudestheyallactuallyhave. Howmuchharderwillitbetoeliminatetheprejudiceagainstwomen?–classcitizensthanblackseverwere. ,hework–allthetediousdetailsthatmakethedifferencebetweenvictoryanddefeatonelectionday–whilemenreapedtherewards,whichisalmostinvariablythelotofwomeninpolitics. 宁为黑人不为女子我是第一位当选国会议员的黑人妇女,这使我不同凡响。国会中还有九位黑人议