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Middle-Class African American Marriages between the Two World Wars
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Anastasia C. Curwood | ISBN: | 9780807868386 |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press | Publication: | November 29, 2010 |
| Imprint: | The University of North Carolina Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anastasia C. Curwood |
| ISBN: | 9780807868386 |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Publication: | November 29, 2010 |
| Imprint: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Language: | English |
The so-called New Negroes of the period between World Wars I and II embodied a new sense of racial pride and upward mobility for the race. Many of them thought that relationships between spouses could be a crucial factor in realizing this dream. But there was little agreement about how spousal relationships should actually function in an ideal New Negro marriage. Shedding light on an often-overlooked aspect of African American social history, Anastasia C. Curwood explores the public and private negotiations over gender relationships inside marriage that consumed upwardly mobile black Americans between 1918 and 1942.
The so-called New Negroes of the period between World Wars I and II embodied a new sense of racial pride and upward mobility for the race. Many of them thought that relationships between spouses could be a crucial factor in realizing this dream. But there was little agreement about how spousal relationships should actually function in an ideal New Negro marriage. Shedding light on an often-overlooked aspect of African American social history, Anastasia C. Curwood explores the public and private negotiations over gender relationships inside marriage that consumed upwardly mobile black Americans between 1918 and 1942.
