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Women were expected to sit in the pews, receiving messages from men in the pulpit. Their role was to recognize God in their pastor, not to expect or demand that he recognize God in them.
Melissa V. Harris-Perry Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America
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Women were expected to sit in the pews, receiving messages from men in the pulpit. Their role was to recognize God in their pastor, not to expect or demand that he recognize God in them.
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Melissa V. Harris-Perry

Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America

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