Terror in the Heart of Freedom : Citizenship, Sexual Violence, and the Meaning of Race in the Postemancipation South /

The meaning of race in the antebellum southern United States was anchored in the racial exclusivity of slavery (coded as black) and full citizenship (coded as white as well as male). These traditional definitions of race were radically disrupted after emancipation, when citizenship was granted to al...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ash, Jennifer, Rosâen, Hannah (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ethnische Beziehungen
Bürgerrecht
Sexualtäter
Geschlechterverhältnis
Sex role.
Rape.
Racism.
Race relations.
Citizenship > Social aspects.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African American women > Crimes against.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
Racisme > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Rôle selon le sexe > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Esclaves > Affranchissement > Aspect social > États-Unis (Sud)
Noires americaines > Crimes contre > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Noirs americains > Droits > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Racism > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Sex role > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Citizenship > Social aspects > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Slaves > Emancipation > Social aspects > Southern States.
Rape > Political aspects > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Rape > Southern States > History > 19th century.
African American women > Crimes against > Southern States > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Schwarze.
Weisse.
USA > Südstaaten
Southern States.
États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 1865-1877.
États-Unis (Sud) > Relations raciales > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Southern States > History > 1865-1877.
Southern States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
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Sumario:The meaning of race in the antebellum southern United States was anchored in the racial exclusivity of slavery (coded as black) and full citizenship (coded as white as well as male). These traditional definitions of race were radically disrupted after emancipation, when citizenship was granted to all persons born in the United States and suffrage was extended to all men. Hannah Rosen persuasively argues that in this critical moment of Reconstruction, contests over the future meaning of race were often fought on the terrain of gender. Sexual violence--specifically, white-on-black rape--emerged as.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (424 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781469605715

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