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Wicked Flesh: Black Women, Intimacy, and Freedom in the Atlantic World

by Jessica Marie Johnson

The story of freedom pivots on the choices black women made to retain control over their bodies and selves, their loved ones, and their futures. The story of freedom and all of its ambiguities begins with intimate acts steeped in power. It is shaped by the peculiar oppressions faced by African women and women of African descent. And it pivots on the self-con

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press

Publication date

2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

360

ISBN

9780812252385