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The Combahee River Collective Statement is published.

1977

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The statement is a pivotal document in the emergence of Black feminist discourse and action. Demita Frazier, Beverly Smith, and Barbara Smith are the primary authors, and other collective members include: Cheryl Clarke, Gloria Akasha Hull, Audre Lorde, Chirlane McCray, and Margo Okazawa-Rey.

The seminal statement explores: "the concept of multiple oppressions, critiquing sexual oppression in the black community and racism within the wider feminist movement" (Anders, 2012) and seeking to deconstruct the conditions of capitalism, imperialism, and patriarchy through a socialist lens.