Slave Breeding: Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History PDF
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Slave Breeding University Press of Florida Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers Florida International University, Miami Florida State University, Tallahassee New College of Florida, Sarasota University of Central Florida, Orlando University of Florida, Gainesville University of North Florida, Jacksonville University of South Florida, Tampa University of West Florida, Pensacola Slave Breeding Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History Gregory D. Smithers University Press of Florida Gainesville · Tallahassee · Tampa · Boca Raton Pensacola · Orlando · Miami · Jacksonville · Ft. Myers · Sarasota Copyright 2012 by Gregory D. Smithers All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America. This book is printed on Glatfelter Natures Book, a paper certified under the standards of the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC). It is a recycled stock that contains 30 percent post-consumer waste and is acid-free. 17 16 15 14 13 12 6 5 4 3 2 1 A record of cataloging-in-publication data is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-0-8130-4238-1 University Press of Florida 15 Northwest 15th Street Gainesville, FL 32611-2079 http://www.upf.com For my teacher, Clarence E. Walker. Thank you. This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS List of Figures ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. American Abolitionism and Slave-Breeding Discourse 20 2. Slavery, the Lost Cause, and African American History 44 3. Black History and Slave Breeding in the Early Twentieth Century 63 4. The Theater of Memory 83 5. The WPA Narratives and Slave Breeding 101 6. Sex, Violence, and the Quest for Civil Rights 127 7. Slave Breeding in Literature, Film, and New Media 144 Epilogue 170 Notes 175 Bibliography 213 Index 253 This page intentionally left blank FIGURES 1. “United States Slave Trade, 1830” 31 2. “White and Black Slaves from New Orleans,” c. 1863 40 3. NAACP anti-lynching campaign 87 4. Slave cabins at “Hermitage,” Savannah, Georgia 111 5. Poster for the movie release of Mandingo 162
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