Introduction: Discourses on Race, Sex, and African American Citizenship

The "matriarch," who is disparaged in classic texts on "the black family," is also a person exercising "sexual citizenship," defined as the adult right to organize one's sexual life and household as one desires, and to have one's privacy respected and recogniz...

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Published in:The Journal of African American history 2008-03, Vol.93 (2), p.149-152
Main Author: Chateauvert, Melinda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Citizenship
Essays
Manslaughter
Political activism
Rape
Sexuality
State government
Trials
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Summary:The "matriarch," who is disparaged in classic texts on "the black family," is also a person exercising "sexual citizenship," defined as the adult right to organize one's sexual life and household as one desires, and to have one's privacy respected and recognized in law and policy, and the right to engage in consensual sexual relations without regard to marital status.
ISSN:1548-1867
2153-5086
DOI:10.1086/JAAHv93n2p149