Rebellious and Reserved: The Fluidity of African American Slave Masculinity

1 online resource (112 pages) : PDF

2019

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Enslaved men, marginalized by their race and class, sought to reclaim their masculinity and fashion a gendered identity within the slave community. Most commonly examined by historians, ex-slaves acted violently, physically engaging either their masters or their peers. While violence constituted a way in which men could reassert their manhood, they also chose other ways to do so, often providing food and materials for their families and rescuing their families from bondage. Select published ex-slave narratives reveal that enslaved men chose both violence and restraint to create a gendered identity, evidencing the fluidity of masculinity within the slave quarters.

masters theses

History

M.A.

African American History
Gender
Manhood
Masculinity
Slave

History

Smith, John David

Dupre, Daniel
Ramsey, Sonya

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2019.

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