Black Sisters, Speak Out: Feminism and Oppression in Black Africa

Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Part 1. The Voices Of Black Women -- Part 2. The Trials And Tribulations Of The Black African Woman -- 1. Clitoridectomy And Infibulation -- 2. Institutionalized Polygamy -- 3. Sexual Initiation -- 4. Skin Whitening -- Part 3. Feminism And Revolution -- Conclusion. What Suggestions Should We Make To Our Black Sisters? -- Selected Bibliography. Awa Thiam ; Translated By Dorothy S. Blair. Translation Of: La Parole Aux Négresses. Includes Bibliography. Poligamy, clitoridectomy and sewing up the vagina (infibulation) are the weapons used by men to control millions of women. This book is an account of feminism and oppression in black Africa.