1. Reassessing the Past - Gender and Slavery
... trends in the modern historiographical trajectory of this once scholarly and socially peripheral demographic. Initial literature on enslaved 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 ... ...
- Word Count: 1150
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Graduate