Sister citizen shame, stereotypes, and Black women in America
Jezebel's sexual lasciviousness, Mammy's devotion, and Sapphire's outspoken anger -- these are among the most persistent stereotypes that black women encounter in contemporary American life. Hurtful and dishonest, such representations force African American women to navigate a virtual...
Main Author: | Harris-Perry, Melissa V. 1973- |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
c2011.
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