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Rebellious and Reserved: The Fluidity of African American Slave Masculinity
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Author
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McManimen, Rachel
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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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 m...
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The South Carolina Black Code and Its Legacy
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Author
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McIntyre, Larry
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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In December 1865 the South Carolina State Legislature ratified a series of laws designed to control the social and economic futures of the freedpeople. Informally known as the Black Code, South Carolina’s white leadership claimed these laws protec...