It’s the 1920s in the Southern United States, and the African-American race alone is one of very low respect and social status. However, black females have a lot more hardships than black males, as all females have limited rights as a US citizen. Black women are mistreated in their marriages and anywhere; there is both physical and emotional abuse (Lerner). Young black girls are mistreated by society by everything they do, even simple tasks like going to the local store (Lerner). Like Janie from Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, black women and girls in the 1920s have very limited opportunities; the women are abused everywhere they go and the black girls are unappreciated by society. Janie’s struggle for equality
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