Conjugal union the body, the house, and the Black American - Reid-Pharr, Robert (Oxford University Press, 1999)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-164) and index
List of Illustrations; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 ENGENDERING RACE; Chapter 2 AMERICAN PANORAMA; Chapter 3 CLEAN HOUSE, PECULIAR PEOPLE; Chapter 4 BLACK, WHITE, AND YELLER; Chapter 5 CONJUGAL UNION; EPILOGUE; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; U; V; W; Y
Arguing that gender and sexuality have always played a role in questions of black national identity, the author identifies the origins of a "national" African-American literature in 1827 and the beginnings of a novelistic tradition. He shows how various forces shaped the ideal of the black family