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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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- INTRODUCTION: THE FAITHFUL SLAVE -- 1. THE LIFE OF "AUNT JEMIMA" -- 2. ANXIOUS PERFORMANCES -- 3. THE LINE BETWEEN MOTHER AND MAMMY -- 4. MONUMENTAL POWER -- 5. THE VIOLENCE OF AFFECTION -- 6. CONFRONTING THE MAMMY PROBLEM -- EPILOGUE: RECASTING THE FAITHFUL SLAVE -- NOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX
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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 myth, not only in advertising, films, and literature about the South, but also in national monument proposals, child custody cases, New Negro activism, anti-lynching campaigns, and the civil rights movement.
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African American women in popular culture History 20th century.
African American women History.
African Americans in popular culture History 20th century.
Racism in popular culture History 20th century United States.
Racism in popular culture United States History 20th century.
Slavery History United States.
Slavery United States History.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) in advertising United States.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) United States.
Women slaves History United States.
Women slaves United States History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies. bisacsh
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Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
ILLUSTRATIONS --
INTRODUCTION: THE FAITHFUL SLAVE --
1. THE LIFE OF "AUNT JEMIMA" --
2. ANXIOUS PERFORMANCES --
3. THE LINE BETWEEN MOTHER AND MAMMY --
4. MONUMENTAL POWER --
5. THE VIOLENCE OF AFFECTION --
6. CONFRONTING THE MAMMY PROBLEM --
EPILOGUE: RECASTING THE FAITHFUL SLAVE --
NOTES --
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
INDEX
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title_alt Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
ILLUSTRATIONS --
INTRODUCTION: THE FAITHFUL SLAVE --
1. THE LIFE OF "AUNT JEMIMA" --
2. ANXIOUS PERFORMANCES --
3. THE LINE BETWEEN MOTHER AND MAMMY --
4. MONUMENTAL POWER --
5. THE VIOLENCE OF AFFECTION --
6. CONFRONTING THE MAMMY PROBLEM --
EPILOGUE: RECASTING THE FAITHFUL SLAVE --
NOTES --
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
INDEX
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contents Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
ILLUSTRATIONS --
INTRODUCTION: THE FAITHFUL SLAVE --
1. THE LIFE OF "AUNT JEMIMA" --
2. ANXIOUS PERFORMANCES --
3. THE LINE BETWEEN MOTHER AND MAMMY --
4. MONUMENTAL POWER --
5. THE VIOLENCE OF AFFECTION --
6. CONFRONTING THE MAMMY PROBLEM --
EPILOGUE: RECASTING THE FAITHFUL SLAVE --
NOTES --
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
INDEX
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