White Southern Memories and the Legacy of “Slave Marriage” in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13112257 |
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| Authors | Tyler D Parry (California State University, Fullerton, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 296-324 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Global Slavery (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2405-8351 • E-ISSN: 2405-836X |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/2405836x-00102007 |
| OpenAlex | W2556167834 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This article intersects various secondary works that analyze regional memories in the US South, slave marital practices, and the intellectual history of slavery in the United States. Following a brief analysis of the “Plantation Myth,” it examines the proslavery framework established by southern apologists in the antebellum era and gauges how postbellum authors built upon these arguments. The next part critically probes memoirists’ usage of descriptive material, scrutinizing their motivations for producing the literature, the tone conveyed through their writing, and how they used the wedding ceremony as a symbol for slavery’s benignity. Following this qualitative data, this study examines a research sample found in the collections of Herman Clarence Nixon, a prolific author in the early twentieth century who interviewed former slave owners for his research on slavery in northern Alabama. Finally, this article reveals how postbellum reminiscences portrayed a myth of gender solidarity that transcended racial boundaries
Archaeology · Art · Ceremony · Linguistics · Literature · Mythology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Solidarity · Symbol (formal · Tone (literature · White (mutation · American Environmental and Regional History · Asian American and Pacific Histories · Classics · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Race, History, and American Society
| Highly cited | No |
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