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1 online resource (xxv, 298 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"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 womanhood within the slave system of the antebellum era, Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman defied it, established prominent public voices, and emerged as leaders and national emblems through their contributions to the struggle for freedom. They established foundations for the emergence of black women political leaders throughout the twentieth century and into the new millennium who have challenged this oppressive script. In the process, they unsettle models of U.S. identity premised on whiteness that have framed white women as the only acceptable national symbols within the conventional patriarchal scripts of national selfhood, and resist the devaluation of black womanhood on the basis of race, class, gender and sexuality"--Publisher's description. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
"Riché Richardson examines how five iconic black women--Mary McLeod Bethune, Rosa Parks, Condoleezza Rice, Michelle Obama, and Beyoncé--defy racial stereotypes and construct new national narratives of black womanhood in the United States."-- Provided by publisher. |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2021. HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
African American women -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century.
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African American women -- Political activity. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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African American women. |
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African American women -- Political activity -- History -- 21st century.
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| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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African American leadership.
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African American leadership. |
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Leadership in women -- United States.
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Leadership in women. |
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United States. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global) |
| Chronological Term |
1900-2099 |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Richardson, Riché, 1971- Emancipation's daughters. Durham : Duke University Press, 2021 1478012501 (DLC) 2020024441 (OCoLC)1157924736 |
| ISBN |
1478012501 |
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9781478012504 (electronic book) |
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9781478009917 (hardcover) |
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1478009918 (hardcover) |
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9781478010975 (paperback) |
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1478010975 (paperback) |
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9781478090915 (electronic book) |
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147809091X (electronic book) |
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147809091X (ebook other) |
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