Notorious in the neighborhood : sex and families across the color line in Virginia, 1787-1861 /

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This text examines interracial sexual relationships under slavery. While laws militated against interracial sex in Virginia before the Civil War it was ubiquitous throughout the state. The customery toleration of sex across the colour line both supported and undermined racism.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rothman, Joshua D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [2003]
Temas:
Miscegenation > Virginia > History.
Miscegenation > Social aspects > Virginia > History.
Racially mixed people > Virginia > History.
Interracial marriage > Law and legislation > Virginia > History.
Métissage > Virginie > Histoire.
Métissage > Aspect social > Virginie > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Marriage & Family.
Interracial marriage > Law and legislation
Miscegenation
Miscegenation > Social aspects
Race relations
Racially mixed people
Ethnische Beziehungen
Interethnische Ehe
Gesetzgebung
Rassenverhoudingen.
Seksuele betrekkingen.
Familierelaties.
Virginia > Race relations > History.
Virginie > Relations raciales > Histoire.
Virginia
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings, James Callender, and sex across the color line under slavery
  • Notorious in the neighborhood
  • The church and the brothel are only separated by a pane of glass
  • The strongest passion that can possibly aggitate the human mind
  • To be free from thate curs and let at liberty
  • Let there be but two races among us.

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