Intersectionality within the racial justice movement in the summer of 2020

Dana R. Fisher and Stella M. Rouse
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Dana R. Fisher: a University of Maryland at College Park College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, College Park, MD 20742
Stella M. Rouse: a University of Maryland at College Park College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, College Park, MD 20742

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022, vol. 119, issue 30, e2118525119

Abstract: After George Floyd was murdered by police in May 2020, protests against systemic racism erupted across the United States. These demonstrations turned out a much more diverse crowd than previous waves of demonstrations for racial justice. We analyze a unique dataset collected from participants in these protests during summer 2020 to understand what motivated participants to join the crowd. We show that personal identities to specific subgroups representing race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation are connected to specific intersectional motivations. Movements that activate individuals by connecting to a range of subgroup identities are more likely to engage diverse crowds, and therefore, have the potential to motivate greater social change.

Keywords: systemic racism; social identity; protest; intersectionality; racial justice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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