Margo Jefferson, Negroland: A Memoir (New York: Pantheon Books, 2015) ("Civil rights. he New Left. Black Power, Feminism. Gay rights. To be remade so many times in one generation is surely a blessing." "So I won't trap myself into quantifying which matters more, race, or gender, or class. Race, gender, and class are basic elements of one's living. Basic as utensils and clothing; always in use; always needing repairs and updates. Basic as body and breath, justice and reason, passion and imagination. So the question isn't 'Which matters most?,' it's 'How does each matter?' Gender, race, class; class, race, gender--your three in one and one in three." "Being an Other in America, teaches you to imagine what can't imagine you. That's your first education. Then comes the second. Call it your social and intellectual change. The world outside you gets reconfigured, and inside too. Patterns deviate and fracture. Hierarchies disperse. Now you can imagine yourself as central. It feels grand. But don't stop there. Let that self extend into other narratives and truths." Id. at 238-239.).
Natalie Y. Moore, The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2016) ("Chicago is one of the most segregated yet diverse cities in America. Chicagoans typically don't live, work or play together. Unlike many ofter major U.S. cities, no one race dominates. We are about equal parts black, white and Latino, each group clustered in various enclaves. Chicago is a city in which black people sue over segregation and discrimination, whether it concerns disparities in public schools or not being admitted to hot downtown spots. Some people shrug off segregation because they say racism and white supremacy will still exist. I concur. But segregation amplifies racial inequities. It's deliberate, ugly and harmful. The legacy of segregation and its ongoing policies keep Chicago divided." Id at 1.).
