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    Angela Davis's groundbreaking 1981 masterpiece dissects how racism, sexism, and classism intertwine in America. A cornerstone of intersectional feminism praised by the LA Times as "indispensable," this revolutionary text challenges why mainstream feminism repeatedly fails Black and working-class women.

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