Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of

Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty
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In 1997, this groundbreaking book made a powerful entrance into the national conversation on race. In a media landscape dominated by racially biased images of welfare queens and crack babies, Killing the Black Body exposed Americaâ€™s systemic abuse of Black womenâ€™s bodies. From slave mastersâ€™ economic stake in bonded womenâ€™s fertility to government programs that coerced thousands of poor Black women into being sterilized as late as the 1970s, these abuses pointed to the degradation of Black motherhoodâ€”and the exclusion of Black womenâ€™s reproductive needs in mainstream feminist and civil rights agendas.
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Now, some two decades later, Killing the Black Body has not only exerted profound influence, but also remains as crucial as everâ€”a rallying cry for education, awareness, and action on extending reproductive justice to all women.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber part_0679758690
Color Red
ReleaseDate 1998-12-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 8601300368979

Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty