# Quote — Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Wizard of the Crow

> I believe that black has been oppressed by white; female by male; peasant by landlord; and worker by lord of capital. It follows from this that the black female worker and peasant is the most oppressed. She is oppressed on account of her color like all black people in the world; she is oppressed on account of her gender like all women in the world; and she is exploited and oppressed on account of her class like all workers and peasants in the world. Three burdens she has to carry.

- Author: [Ngugi wa Thiong'o](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ngugi-wa-thiongo.md)
- Book: [Wizard of the Crow](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ngugi-wa-thiongo/wizard-of-the-crow.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o#Wizard_of_the_Crow_(2006)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/ngugi-wa-thiongo/wizard-of-the-crow/i-believe-that

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