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Poor Black women who benefit from social welfare are marginalized
in a number of ways by interlocking systemic racism, sexism, and
classism. The media renders them invisible or casts them as
racialized and undeserving "welfare queens" who exploit social
safety nets. Even when Black women voters are celebrated, the
voices of the poorest too often go unheard. How do Afro-descendant
women in former slave-holding societies survive amid multifaceted
oppression? Gladys L. Mitchell-Walthour offers a comparative
analysis of how Black women social welfare beneficiaries in Brazil
and the United States defy systems of domination. She argues that
poor Black women act as political subjects in the struggle to
survive, to provide food for their children and themselves, and
challenge daily discrimination even in dire circumstances.
Mitchell-Walthour examines the effects of social welfare programs,
showing that mutual aid networks and informal labor play greater
roles in beneficiaries' lives. She also details how Afro-descendant
women perceive stereotypes and discrimination based on race, class,
gender, and skin color. Mitchell-Walthour considers their formal
political participation, demonstrating that low-income Black women
support progressive politics and that religious affiliation does
not lead to conservative attitudes. Drawing on Black feminist
frameworks, The Politics of Survival confronts the persistent
invisibility of poor Black women by foregrounding their experiences
and voices. Providing a wealth of empirical evidence on these
women's views and survival strategies, this book not only
highlights how systemic structures marginalize them but also offers
insight into how they resist such forces.
Poor Black women who benefit from social welfare are marginalized
in a number of ways by interlocking systemic racism, sexism, and
classism. The media renders them invisible or casts them as
racialized and undeserving "welfare queens" who exploit social
safety nets. Even when Black women voters are celebrated, the
voices of the poorest too often go unheard. How do Afro-descendant
women in former slave-holding societies survive amid multifaceted
oppression? Gladys L. Mitchell-Walthour offers a comparative
analysis of how Black women social welfare beneficiaries in Brazil
and the United States defy systems of domination. She argues that
poor Black women act as political subjects in the struggle to
survive, to provide food for their children and themselves, and
challenge daily discrimination even in dire circumstances.
Mitchell-Walthour examines the effects of social welfare programs,
showing that mutual aid networks and informal labor play greater
roles in beneficiaries' lives. She also details how Afro-descendant
women perceive stereotypes and discrimination based on race, class,
gender, and skin color. Mitchell-Walthour considers their formal
political participation, demonstrating that low-income Black women
support progressive politics and that religious affiliation does
not lead to conservative attitudes. Drawing on Black feminist
frameworks, The Politics of Survival confronts the persistent
invisibility of poor Black women by foregrounding their experiences
and voices. Providing a wealth of empirical evidence on these
women's views and survival strategies, this book not only
highlights how systemic structures marginalize them but also offers
insight into how they resist such forces.
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