Dark Continent of Our Bodies: Black Feminism and the Politics of Respectability

by E. Frances White

Book Overview

In this provocative book, a black lesbian feminist looks at black feminism -- its roots, its role, and its implications. From Charles Darwin and nineteenth-century racism to black nationalism and the Nation of Islam, from Baptist women's groups to James Baldwin, E. Frances White takes on one institution after another as she re-centers the role of black women in the United States' intellectual heritage. White presents identity politics as a complex...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566398800
• ISBN13: 9781566398800
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"