Clean outside, dirty inside?

During the past two weeks, I learned a lot about gender, race, and class. I was surprised to find out, not that I was completely unaware of, that gender and race are closely related; the two terms intersect in many different ways in many different occasions. After reading the statement by Combahee River Collective, it came to me that minorities struggle a lot for their rights, more than I have ever imagined. According to the statement, members of the Combahee River Collective, African-American lesbians, were struggling more than any other groups of minorities, as they were the most different from American political system, which is mainly comprised of white males.

World War II is commonly referred to as the turning point of African-Americans in the United States. The textbook (which I believe isn't 100% true all the time) mentions many feats by African-Americans, including the Civil Rights. Since then, African-Americans gained access to education, medication, voting rights, public facilities, and what not. Even though it sounds as if all African-Americans gained freedom and rights, such wasn't the case for African-American lesbians. The textbooks are covering dirty truths under positively-sounding generalizations: those that seem to apply to all, when they really don't. African-American lesbians were still outcasted and ignored by the society. As for Combahee River Collective, forming coalitions with other similar groups wasn't easy either, as their interests and goals differed to the extent that they had to call off the coalitions. They are struggling for their rights even today without much money or resources. People around the world should take initiatives about this issue for the betterment of the world.