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By Zuri Anderson
Apr 9, 2021
As the United States become more aware of the pervasive threat and prevalence of sexual assault, some experts say less eyes are on the Black women who helped jump start the modern #MeToo Movement.
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In fact, early exposure of rape and sexual violence in the country can be traced all the way back to the slavery era, according to
Healthline. Rape was used as a means to subjugate Black female slaves and for decades onward. This lead Black women to become early sexual assault activists, using anecdotes and testimonies about the sexual exploitation of slaves to further ignite the abolitionist movement,