Unequal Freedom Summary
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Unequal Freedom: Response
In her book Unequal Freedom: How Race and Gender Shaped American Citizenship and Labor Evelyn Nakano Glenn examines citizenship and labor as the key structures through which gender and racial inequalities were shaped, contested, and evaluated in the United States of America. The author has organized the book into seven to elucidate the complex relations between dominant groups and their subordinate counterparts in three different areas of the country: Mexicans and Anglos in the Southwest, Japanese and Haoles in Hawaii, and blacks and whites in the South. Considering the conflict between the two groups, Glenn dedicates chapters 4, 5, and 6 to explore the various efforts …show more content…
According to Glenn, the South was extremely affected by the depth as well as the scope of structures that maintained coercion and harassment in the labor markets and denied political and civil citizenship rights (142). From this paragraph, I understand that black men faced systematic removal from any form of property ownership as well as voting, while women were enslaved. Consequently, a resistance ensued through the local contestation sites; they congregated to fight disparities premised on stereotypes (135). Thus, by identifying key areas of inequality, blacks in the South were well-positioned to challenge white oppressors.
The author dedicates chapter five to evaluate the various aspects of discrimination against the Mexicans in Southwestern America. Considering race, the Mexicans held an ambiguous position because they are naturally white; hence the color implied either Indian or black people. As I think, the Mexicans are not purely white. Furthermore, Anglos referred to them as unfree labor because of their low-class and ambiguous appearance. Consequently, this created uncertainty regarding their status and citizenship
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Unequal Freedom: Response
In her book Unequal Freedom: How Race and Gender Shaped American Citizenship and Labor Evelyn Nakano Glenn examines citizenship and labor as the key structures through which gender and racial inequalities were shaped, contested, and evaluated in the United States of America. The author has organized the book into seven to elucidate the complex relations between dominant groups and their subordinate counterparts in three different areas of the country: Mexicans and Anglos in the Southwest, Japanese and Haoles in Hawaii, and blacks and whites in the South. Considering the conflict between the two groups, Glenn dedicates chapters 4, 5, and 6 to explore the various efforts …show more content…
According to Glenn, the South was extremely affected by the depth as well as the scope of structures that maintained coercion and harassment in the labor markets and denied political and civil citizenship rights (142). From this paragraph, I understand that black men faced systematic removal from any form of property ownership as well as voting, while women were enslaved. Consequently, a resistance ensued through the local contestation sites; they congregated to fight disparities premised on stereotypes (135). Thus, by identifying key areas of inequality, blacks in the South were well-positioned to challenge white oppressors.
The author dedicates chapter five to evaluate the various aspects of discrimination against the Mexicans in Southwestern America. Considering race, the Mexicans held an ambiguous position because they are naturally white; hence the color implied either Indian or black people. As I think, the Mexicans are not purely white. Furthermore, Anglos referred to them as unfree labor because of their low-class and ambiguous appearance. Consequently, this created uncertainty regarding their status and citizenship