9780253208811-0253208815-Mammy and Uncle Mose: Black Collectibles and American Stereotyping (Blacks in the Diaspora)

Mammy and Uncle Mose: Black Collectibles and American Stereotyping (Blacks in the Diaspora)

ISBN-13: 9780253208811
ISBN-10: 0253208815
Edition: First Edition
Author: Kenneth W. Goings
Publication date: 1994
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Format: Paperback 176 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780253208811
ISBN-10: 0253208815
Edition: First Edition
Author: Kenneth W. Goings
Publication date: 1994
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Format: Paperback 176 pages

Summary

Mammy and Uncle Mose: Black Collectibles and American Stereotyping (Blacks in the Diaspora) (ISBN-13: 9780253208811 and ISBN-10: 0253208815), written by authors Kenneth W. Goings, was published by Indiana University Press in 1994. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Social Sciences books. You can easily purchase or rent Mammy and Uncle Mose: Black Collectibles and American Stereotyping (Blacks in the Diaspora) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Social Sciences books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.69.

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Mammy and Uncle Mose examines the production and consumption of black collectibles and memorabilia from the 1880s to the late 1950s. Black collectibles - objects made in or with the image of a black person - were everyday items such as advertising cards, housewares (salt and pepper shakers, cookie jars, spoon rests, etc.), toys and games, postcards, souvenirs, and decorative knick-knacks. These objects were almost universally derogatory, with racially exaggerated features that helped ""prove"" that African Americans were ""different"" and ""inferior."" These items of material culture were props that helped reinforce the ""new"" racist ideology that began emerging after Reconstruction. Then, as the nation changed, the images created of black people by white people changed. From the 1880s to the 1930s, black people were portrayed as very dark, bug-eyed, nappy-headed, childlike, stupid, lazy, deferential - but happy! From the 1930s to the late 1950s, racial attitudes shifted again: African Americans, while still portrayed as happy servants, had ""brighter"" skin tones, and images of black women were slimmed down. By contextualizing ""black collectibles"" within America's complex social history, Kenneth W. Goings has opened a fascinating perspective on American history.

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