The Resource Clinging to mammy : the faithful slave in twentieth-century America, Micki McElya
Clinging to mammy : the faithful slave in twentieth-century America, Micki McElya
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- Summary
- "When Aunt Jemima beamed at Americans from the pancake mix box on grocery shelves, many felt reassured by her broad smile that she and her product were dependable. She was everyone's mammy, the faithful slave who was content to cook and care for whites, no matter how grueling the labor, because she loved them. This far-reaching image of the nurturing black mother exercises a tenacious hold on the American imagination." "Micki McElya examines why we cling to mammy. She argues that the figure of the loyal slave has played a powerful role in modern American politics and culture. 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 people's contentment with servitude alleviated white fears while reinforcing racial hierarchy. African American resistance to this notion was varied but often placed new constraints on black women."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Clinging to mammy : the faithful slave in twentieth-century America
- Title
- Clinging to mammy
- Title remainder
- the faithful slave in twentieth-century America
- Statement of responsibility
- Micki McElya
- Subject
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- Jemima, Aunt
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in advertising -- United States
- African American women -- History
- Women slaves -- United States -- History
- African Americans in popular culture -- History -- 20th century
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- United States
- African American women in popular culture -- History -- 20th century
- Racism in popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 20th century
- Slavery -- United States -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "When Aunt Jemima beamed at Americans from the pancake mix box on grocery shelves, many felt reassured by her broad smile that she and her product were dependable. She was everyone's mammy, the faithful slave who was content to cook and care for whites, no matter how grueling the labor, because she loved them. This far-reaching image of the nurturing black mother exercises a tenacious hold on the American imagination." "Micki McElya examines why we cling to mammy. She argues that the figure of the loyal slave has played a powerful role in modern American politics and culture. 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 people's contentment with servitude alleviated white fears while reinforcing racial hierarchy. African American resistance to this notion was varied but often placed new constraints on black women."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1972-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McElya, Micki
- Dewey number
- 306.3/620820973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E185.86
- LC item number
- .M397 2007
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Jemima
- African American women in popular culture
- African Americans in popular culture
- Women slaves
- Slavery
- African American women
- Racism in popular culture
- Stereotypes (Social psychology)
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in advertising
- United States
- Label
- Clinging to mammy : the faithful slave in twentieth-century America, Micki McElya
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-304) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 80019819
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 322 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674024335
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2007001231
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)80019819
- Label
- Clinging to mammy : the faithful slave in twentieth-century America, Micki McElya
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-304) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 80019819
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 322 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674024335
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2007001231
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)80019819
Subject
- African American women -- History
- African American women in popular culture -- History -- 20th century
- African Americans in popular culture -- History -- 20th century
- Jemima, Aunt
- Racism in popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Slavery -- United States -- History
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- United States
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in advertising -- United States
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 20th century
- Women slaves -- United States -- History
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