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BL
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967482
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b721852
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| Main Entry
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McElya, Micki,1972-
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| Title & Author
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Clinging to mammy : : the faithful slave in twentieth-century America /\ Micki McElya.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: Harvard University Press,, ©2007.
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (322 pages)
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| ISBN
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0674040791
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: 9780674040793
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0674024338
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9780674024335
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-304) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction : The faithful slave -- The life of "Aunt Jemima" -- Anxious performances -- The line between mother and mammy -- Monumental power -- The violence of affection -- Confronting the mammy problem -- Epilogue : Recasting the faithful slave.
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| Abstract
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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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Jemima
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Jemima
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African American women in popular culture-- History-- 20th century.
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African American women-- History.
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African Americans in popular culture-- History-- 20th century.
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Racism in popular culture-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Slavery-- United States-- History.
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Stereotypes (Social psychology) in advertising-- United States.
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Stereotypes (Social psychology)-- United States.
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Women slaves-- United States-- History.
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African American women in popular culture.
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African American women.
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African Americans in popular culture.
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Race relations.
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Racism in popular culture.
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Slavery.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Ethnic Studies-- African American Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Slavery.
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Stereotypes (Social psychology) in advertising.
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Stereotypes (Social psychology)
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Women slaves.
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United States, Race relations, History, 20th century.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.3/620820973
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| LC Classification
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E185.86.M397 2007eb
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