Before Othello: Elizabethan Representations of Sub-Saharan Africans

The incipient racism towards blacks in Elizabethan England is discussed. The earliest English accounts of Sub-Saharan Africans focused on the people's collective difference, setting them apart as a "special category of humankind."

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Published in:The William and Mary quarterly 1997-01, Vol.54 (1), p.19-44
Main Authors: Vaughan, Alden T., Vaughan, Virginia Mason
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abbots
African American culture
African culture
African history
Black history
Black people
British culture
Ethnography
History
Navigation
Prejudice
Racism
Slavery
Theater
Travel
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Summary:The incipient racism towards blacks in Elizabethan England is discussed. The earliest English accounts of Sub-Saharan Africans focused on the people's collective difference, setting them apart as a "special category of humankind."
ISSN:0043-5597
1933-7698
DOI:10.2307/2953311