▁their ▁surr ound ings . ▁She ▁uses ▁field ▁dependency ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁explaining ▁her ▁views ▁on ▁how ▁Black ▁women ▁fit ▁into ▁a ▁society ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁almost ▁exclus ively ▁designed ▁for ▁White ▁men ▁and ▁women , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁" to ▁be ▁Black ▁and ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁America ▁is ▁to ▁constantly ▁be ▁align ing ▁ones elf ▁with ▁the ▁views ▁and ▁per ception s ▁of ▁others ." ▁In ▁Re align ing ▁the ▁Cro oked ▁Room , ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁Harris - Per ry ' s ▁book , ▁Kim ber ly ▁M . ▁Jackson ▁and ▁Ley te ▁L . ▁Win field ▁argue ▁these ▁“ cro oked ▁rooms ” ▁perpet uate ▁the ▁cycle ▁of ▁shame ▁and ▁desire ▁for ▁citizens hip , ▁and ▁takes ▁the ▁achiev ements ▁made ▁by ▁Black ▁women ▁away ▁from ▁them . ▁ ▁Sh ame ▁and ▁S tere ot ypes ▁▁ ▁A ▁vital ▁aspect ▁of ▁Harris - Per ry ' s ▁argument ▁on ▁female ▁African ▁American ▁identity ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁most ▁harm ful ▁and ▁acc ustom ed ▁arch et ypes , ▁the ▁Mam my , ▁Je z eb el , ▁and ▁S app hire . ▁ ▁She ▁arg ues ▁that ▁these ▁over ly ▁s atur ated ▁representations ▁of ▁Black ▁female ▁identity ▁inform ▁the ▁way ▁African ▁American ▁women ▁value ▁and ▁see ▁themselves ▁as ▁both ▁citizens ▁and ▁political ▁figures . ▁ ▁Reb elling ▁against ▁the ▁conf in ement ▁of ▁these ▁roles ▁creates ▁a ▁fourth ▁identity : ▁the ▁strong ▁Black ▁woman . ▁ ▁The ▁Mam my , ▁Harris - Per ry ▁arg ues ,