Color vs. Gender

Discrimination and exclusion have been a part of our country for as many years as America is old. Gender has certainly played an enormous role in the history of discrimination, as have many different races. While a case can be made for women being discriminated against and excluded, there is no single group that has contributed to the histories of discrimination more than African Americans. If one is forced to compare, there is no comparison. …

…is the difference maker. Voting is just one example of many discriminatory acts against both women and African Americans, but the brutality of these acts sets the two groups apart. The Gender line has been important to the histories of discrimination and exclusion, but the sheer brutality that the color line has been subject to can not be measured. If one must be more important, the African American struggle simply can not be number two.