At the bottom of society, the women of this manifesto are speaking out against social, cultural, sexual, and racial oppression. In the 1970’s the women that this manifesto represents were considered the lowest of the low. During the reading I wondered why no one would fight for their cause except them; not even white feminists. The only people that benefit from oppression are the oppressor usually driven by an insecure greediness for power. Why were these oppressor afraid or opposed to equality. It seems that no one would be against equality simply because of the positive connotation of the word itself. In sense, oppression becomes a tool that is convenient for these oppressors. In reaction to oppression, the women of the Combahee River Collective are calling for equal distribution of resources including goods, labor, and land. However, I do not think it is a matter of equal distribution as much as it is a lack of the equal opportunity. I really like the idea of how th ese women make their “personal political.” It is not choice but rather a necessity to combat these multiple oppressors because are criticized of on every level of their being.      There are many parallels between the River Collective and other manifestos and movements. For example, the in the movie Born in Flames and The Combahee River Collective, women are committed to the betterment of the women in their communities. In the movie the bicycle raids of the women’s army illustrate this commitment most eloquently. The Civil Rights movement and the River Collective both fought for the equality of all humans and believed the no one should be excluded because of the race, sex, etc. Even though there are many individual problems that these groups face, inequality is the basis for all them. Thus, it is the inequality that is the problem because equality of humans would solve the oppressions of society.