"Race, Representation & Photography in 19th-Century Memphis by EarnestineLovelle Jenkins

By EarnestineLovelle Jenkins

Race, illustration & images in 19th-Century Memphis: from Slavery to Jim Crow provides a wealthy interpretation of African American visible tradition. utilizing Victorian period photos, engravings, and pictorial illustrations from neighborhood and nationwide records, this precise examine examines intersections of race and snapshot in the context of early African American groups. It emphasizes black service provider, taking a look at how African american citizens in Memphis manipulated the ability of images within the construction of loose identities. Blacks are on the heart of a research that brings to gentle how wide-ranging practices of images have been associated with racialized studies within the American south following the Civil struggle. Jenkins' booklet connects the social heritage of images with the fields of visible tradition, artwork historical past, southern experiences, gender, and demanding race studies.

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