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Emancipation's daughters : reimagining black femininity and the national body /

"Emancipation's Daughters examines black women political leaders who have challenged oppressive models of black womanhood since Emancipation, including slavery's assault on the black maternal body reflected in the Aunt Jemima stereotype. In spite of the abjection associated with black...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Richardson, Riché, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2021.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. An Exemplary American Woman
  • Mary McLeod Bethune's "My Last Will and Testament" and Her National Legacy
  • From Rosa Parks's 'Quiet Strength' to Memorializing a National Mother
  • America's Chief Diplomat : The Politics of Condoleezza Rice from Autobiography to Art and Fashion
  • First Lady and "Mom-in-Chief" : The Voice and Vision of Michelle Obama in the Video 'South Side Girl' and in 'American Grown'
  • Conclusion. Beyoncé's South and the Birth of a "Formation" Nation.