Notorious in the Neighborhood: Sex and Families Across the Color Line in Virginia, 1787-1861

Notorious in the Neighborhood: Sex and Families Across the Color Line in Virginia, 1787-1861

by JoshuaRothman (Author)

Synopsis

This text examines interracial sexual relationships under slavery. While laws militated against interracial sex in Virginia before the Civil War it was ubiquitous throughout the state. The customery toleration of sex across the colour line both supported and undermined racism.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 360
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 31 Mar 2003

ISBN 10: 0807854409
ISBN 13: 9780807854402