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Female slaves in the plantation south, by deborah gray white on scholarship in african american womens history and the history of slavery in the u. In the original edition of her book arnt i a woman female slaves in the plantation south norton, 1985, deborah gray white stated that its aim was to enrich our knowledge of antebellum black culture and to serve as a chapter in the yet unwritten history of the american black woman 25. Like many people, i have had a long relationship with professor whites pathbreaking work, first as a student and now as a scholar striving to follow her lead. The cultural awakenings of the 1990s this book recounts the history of the 1990s through the lens of. Deborah g white explores the situation of slave women in the plantation south and compares the myths that stereotypes them with the reality of their lives. She then goes on to show how black males and females did not experience slavery in the same way p. Uploaded by booksalecataloger6 on september 27, 2011. Arnt i a woman by deborah white essay 927 words bartleby. White adapted and improvised interdisciplinary, crosscultural, diasporic, and comparative methodologies that made ar n t i a woman.
She unpacks the jezebel andmammy characters designated to african american slave women of the south. The mammy exalted her excessively, when in reality she was still like the white woman ultimately subordinate to the white male p. One of those rare books that quickly became the standard work in its field. Thanks much in part to this effort by white, an effort that in 1985. In addition to teaching at rutgers, she also directed, the black atlantic.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading arnt i a woman female slaves in the plantation south revised edition. Deborah gray white is the board of governors professor of history and professor of womens and gender studies at rutgers university. Arnt i a woman female slaves in the plantation south. The article assesses the impact of the book arnt i a woman. Deborah gray white chapter 1 black women are trapped because they are both black and female white americans and southerners came to think of black women as sensual beings, a jezebel character, the opposite of the ideal victorian lady thomas jefferson black women mated with orangutans increase of the slave population seemed to be evidence of the. Arnt i a woman female slaves in the plantation south revised edition kindle edition by white, deborah gray. Race, nation and gender, a project at the rutgers center for historical analysis from 19971999.
The two books analyzed here are, arnt i a woman by deborah gray white, and plantation mistresses, by catherine clinton. Buy ar n t i a woman female slaves in the plantation south revised edition by white, deborah gray isbn. I think that twixt the negroes of the south and the women at the north, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix. Citation formats are based on standards as of july 2010. This is an audio summary of arnt i a woman female slaves in the plantation south by deborah gray white. Deborah gray white is the board of governors professor of history and professor of womens and gender studies at rutgers university, new brunswick, new jersey. Deborah g white this new edition of arnt i a woman. In the original edition of her book arnt i a womanfemale slaves in the plantation south norton, 1985, deborah gray white stated that its aim was to enrich our knowledge of antebellum black culture and to serve as a chapter in the yet unwritten history of the american black woman 25. Being an african american and being a woman, these are the two principle struggles thrown at the black woman during and after slavery in the united states.
Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for. Arnt i a woman by deborah gray white, and plantation. The author chooses to detail the intimacies of the lot of female slaves during the chattel slavery period in the united states. Professor white has done justice to the complexity of her subject. Deborah gray, 1949subjects women slaves southern states southern states slaves southern states social conditions.
Largely excluded from the white masculine political sphere, black male scholars established intellectual organizations where they could not only distance themselves from women but also perform a masculinity parallel to that established by white male scholars. Thanks much in part to this effort by white, an effort that in 1985 was. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Get ebooks ar n t i a woman on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Summary examines the way of life of the slave women on plantations in the american south. The author chooses to detail the intimacies of the lot of female slaves during the. This book is a very thought provoking read, one that opens a window into an america so drastically different than today, it almost seems a foreign land. In deborah grays white, arnt i a woman her aim was to enrich the knowledge of antebellum black women and culture to show an unwritten side of history of the american black woman. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to acknowledge deborah gray white and celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the publication of her book arnt i a woman.
In the days of antebellum america, when slavery ruled over the plantations, the farms, the classical manors and, of course, the inhabitants, there arose concerns about the growing threat of abolition, the mounting strength of the free north and how to. Get ebooks arnt i a woman on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Deborah gray white quotes author of arnt i a woman. Arnt i a woman was written in 1985 by deborah gray white, the board of governors professor of history and professor of women s and gender studies at rutgers university. Over the course of the work, white shocks and appalls. Female slaves in the plantation south writer deborah gray white 1985 yet her work posits that respect and recognition of women s work in the black family was quite significant arguing that the slave family was actually matrifocal mothercentered with the roles for mother and father in the slave. Living with the dual burdens of racism and sexism, slave women in the plantation south assumed roles within the family and community that contrasted shar. Buy arnt i a woman female slaves in the plantation south with new introduction rev edition 9780393314816 by deborah gray white for up to 90% off at. White resented the fact that african american women were nearly invisible throughout historical text, because many historians failed to see them as important contributors to americas social, economic. This is one of those rare books that quickly became the standard work in its field. Sojourner truth 1851 well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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