Colonial Complexions Race and Bodies in Eighteenth-Century America |
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| Author:
| Block, Sharon |
| Series title: | Early American Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-5006-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2018 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $99.95 |
Book Description:
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How did descriptions of individuals' appearance reinforce emergent categories of race? In Colonial Complexions, more than 4000 advertisements for runaway slaves and servants reveal how colonists transformed seemingly observable characteristics into racist reality.
How did descriptions of individuals' appearance reinforce emergent categories of race? In Colonial Complexions, more than 4000 advertisements for runaway slaves and servants reveal how colonists transformed seemingly observable characteristics into racist reality.