This episode went long -- very long. Nonetheless, the information contained here will give you an overview of four main categories of gender roles in the American South: white males, white females, black males, and black females. This conversation sets out a foundation for your understanding of any further reading you might do on this subject, though it also gives us the tools we will need to understand the next four episodes, which will all be on race. 

Image: Ella Baker. 2015. One.org. https://www.one.org/us/blog/7-kick-ass-women-civil-rights-leaders-you-need-to-know/.

Full acknowledgement: I used the image cited above in the hopes that you will go to the article and read about these seven extraordinary women.