From Mammy to Miss America and Beyond: Cultural Images and the Shaping of US Social PolicyPsychology Press, 1993 - 238 pages How do the mass media contribute to the social and economic advantages of the privileged and the subjection of African American women? Does America really care about providing equal opportunities for African American women? Passionately written and supported with detailed evidence this book shows the deeply rooted abiding cancer of oppresion in American society. It reveals the formal and informal ways in which African American women have been exluded from equal participation before and after the time of slavery. It will shock many who complacently believe that America is already a land on equality and it will give new heart to the many others who experience racism and sexism as daily facts of life. |
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From Mammy to Miss America and Beyond: Cultural Images and the Shaping of US ... K. Sue Jewell No preview available - 1993 |
From Mammy to Miss America and Beyond: Cultural Images and the Shaping of US ... K. Sue Jewell No preview available - 1993 |
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