This is problematic because he largely ignores the large contributions that many Africana women have made during those centuries. Many times women aren’t recognized, or given credit for their vital roles in Africana liberation and resistance. Some notable Africana women who are central threads in the history of the United States include; Sojourner Truth, Clara Brown, Harriet Tubman, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Cathay Williams, Mary Mahoney, Mary Jane Patterson, Madam C.J. Walker, and so many more. Also, regarding the black worker, women were workers as well. Africana women worked alongside Africana men in the fields, worked running white households, and in many instances ran their nuclear …show more content…
Yet, Du Bois contemporaries praised his book for its thoroughness and scholarship (MacDonald). It is important to note that I focused my attention on analyzing the chapter of The Black Worker, while many reviews focused on Black Reconstruction in America for its entirety. Although I find many things Du Bois mentioned to be problematic, he has laid a framework about black reconstruction. His outline continues to be revisited decades later, to explain the flaws in reconstruction, and the manifestation of race disparities in