Blackand Women

Discrimination from Birth: Black Liberation and Feminism “Man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains….The one who thinks himself the master of others is a much a slave as they.”(Daggar pg 221) This quote best reflects the two liberation ideologies that will be discussed in this essay, black liberation and women liberation. Both were introduced in the 1960’s and still to this day some people still feel “ held down,” but the aim for these ideologies is to liberate these groups from the internal and external restraints that exist. The agent, obstacle, and goal for each of these will show how they see freedom and what is in their way of achieving that. Also the explanatory, evaluative, orientation, programmatic functions will be explained and how each affects the liberation ideology.
The first ideology I will mention is Black Liberation, and the main goal of this is to fully integrate black people into society. To do this society must be willing and open to the fact that this liberation will only happen if they are invited and welcome to participate in all of the social, economic, and political parts of their country. The history of black segregation dates back to as early as 1619 in the US, when the first African slaves arrived in Virginia (Brunner). Blacks have been segregated from whites in voting rights, until the Fifteenth Amendment, in 1870 which stated “The right to vote could not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude” (Britannica ). Even after this, blacks were still treated poorly and not viewed as equal in society. The ideology of Feminism or women’s liberation is also one that has a long history, dating back to the 1700’s. It is different from black liberation because its’ subject is about women but there are many similarities. Women and black slaves were not allowed to vote, run for public office, own property, and also not allowed to leave an abusive master or husband (Daggar 230). Feminism is the theory