The Negro Family in the United StatesThe Negro Family in the United States, was hailed as a highly important contribution to the intimate history of the people of the United States. It was the first comprehensive study of the family life of African Americans, beginning with colonial-era slavery, extending through the years of slavery and emancipation, to the impact of Jim Crow and migrations to both southern and northern cities in the twentieth century. Frazier discussed all the themes that have concerned subsequent students of the African American family, including matriarchy and patriarchy, the impact of slavery on family solidarity and personal identity, the impact of long-term poverty and lack of access to education, migration and rootlessness, and the relationship between family and community. Frazier insisted that the characteristics of the family were shaped not by race, but by social conditions. |
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Page 77
... emancipation that uprooted the old social order only revealed how strong were the bonds of affection between parents and children and husband and wife . For the same informant tells us that a woman with twelve children " carried one and ...
... emancipation that uprooted the old social order only revealed how strong were the bonds of affection between parents and children and husband and wife . For the same informant tells us that a woman with twelve children " carried one and ...
Page 130
... emancipation reflected , as we have seen in a previous chapter , his character and training under the institution of ... emancipation came . In the histories of the families which had their origin among these favored slaves we are able ...
... emancipation reflected , as we have seen in a previous chapter , his character and training under the institution of ... emancipation came . In the histories of the families which had their origin among these favored slaves we are able ...
Page 132
... emancipation better than families which had not enjoyed such social and economic advantages . As in the case of this family , they had developed a feeling of solidarity and some community of interest under the authority and discipline ...
... emancipation better than families which had not enjoyed such social and economic advantages . As in the case of this family , they had developed a feeling of solidarity and some community of interest under the authority and discipline ...
Contents
BROKEN BONDS | 73 |
UNFETTERED MOTHERHOOD | 89 |
THE MATRIARCHATE | 102 |
Copyright | |
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