1. Reassessing the Past - Gender and Slavery
... black women analyzes stereotypes constructed of African women brought to the new world. Published in 1972, "Reflections on the Black Woman's Role in the Community of Slaves", by Angela Davis, discusses ideological origins of the black slave woman's characterization as aggressive and matriarchal by white scholars. Davis claims that although the black woman performed jobs that " ... as a producer of crops and more laborers. Additionally, their "monstrous" bodies suggested savagery, substantiating European conceptions of African inferiority to further legitimize African subjugation. The fir...
- Word Count: 1150
- Approx Pages: 5
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- Grade Level: Graduate