Clinging to Mammy : : The Faithful Slave in Twentieth-Century America / / Micki McElya.
Loving, hating, pitying, or pining for mammy became a way for Americans to make sense of shifting economic, social, and racial realities. Assertions of black contentment with servitude alleviated white fears while reinforcing racial hierarchy. McElya's stories expose the power and reach of this...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2007 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
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