Quiz 2 Flashcards
Marital relationships in slave quarters
Fidelity was norm
Men and women were equally dependent on masters
2 extreme views about black family
Pathological/pathogens theory (dysfunctional and ill)
Adaptive/vitality (strong and adaptive)
Jobs that gave status to black men
Porters
Barbers
Carpenters
Views held by black clergy
Condemned American Christianity because to them, it denied that blacks were made in God’s image
They played leading roles in abolition
Timeline of black Islamic movement in US
1913 in Newark, NJ - founding of moorish science temple by Noble Drew Ali
1930 - splits
1933 - Elijah Muhammad becomes leader, foundation of Nation of Islam
1960s - Malcolm X becomes prominent figure
1964 - Malcolm X left Nation of Islam
1965 - Malcolm X assassinated
1978/79 - Wallace D Muhammad brings in more orthodox practices, whites could join…led to split
Reasons black women submitted to white mans sexual mistreatment
Fear of punishment for refusing
Material rewards
Hope of being freed later on
Love
View by southern whites about interracial sexual contact
Unnatural, instinctively repulsive
Belief that race mixing would degrade white race
Who was considered in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, & Texas?
Anyone who had “any negro blood, whatever” 1967
Who was considered black in Maryland, North Carolina, & Tennessee?
1/3 negro blood
Who was considered black in Mississippi, Missouri, & South Carolina?
19th century: 1/8 negro blood
20th century: “any determinable trace” of black ancestors
Who was considered black in Virginia?
Between 1919 and 1930, anyone with “one drop of negro blood” was considered black for admission to school. To apply for marriage license, 7/8 of “white blood” made one white
Boxer who fought against miscegenation
Jack Johnson
Factors that made interracial marriages happen
Mutual interests Shared values Geographical proximity Physical attraction Curiosity Desire for forbidden fruit
Who in black community was most opposed to interracial marriages?
Black women
