FEMST 60 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Military Intelligence, Womanism
Document Summary
Linking grassroots and electoral politics, over past several decades, woc political representation in elective office has increased rapidly, esp at state & local level, prior to passage of 1965 voting rights act, only a few hundred black, Latino, asam, and american indian women & men held elective office. Underrepresentation & injustice continues in early 21st century: less woc than moc in state legislative and at congressional level (2007) Womanist praxis approach to political empowerment: womanist praxis is a central tenet of black and other wocf approaches to political empowerment and transformation (abdullah and freer) Refuses to address racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, or any other system of oppression singularly or independently. Ascries not only to theory but also participating in eradication of oppression thru insider & outsider strategies. Views formal positions of power as extensions of grassroots movements to advance collective interests: electoral arena is part of a larger strategy, not an end unto itself.
