White picket fences, white innocence

Focusing on the cultural implications of the relationship between white segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond and his biracial daughter Essie Mae Washington-Williams, this essay explores national narratives of whiteness, femininity, morality, and the institutionalization of sexual violence against b...

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Published in:Journal of religious ethics
Subtitles:Focus on race and ethics
Main Author: Hutchinson, Sikivu 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley [2014]
In: Journal of religious ethics
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Thurmond, Strom 1902-2003 / Women, Black / Sexual abuse / Racial segregation / Femininity / Morality / Christianity
RelBib Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KBQ North America
NCB Personal ethics
NCC Social ethics
NCF Sexual ethics
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:Focusing on the cultural implications of the relationship between white segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond and his biracial daughter Essie Mae Washington-Williams, this essay explores national narratives of whiteness, femininity, morality, and the institutionalization of sexual violence against black women.
ISSN:0384-9694
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/jore.12075