Southern Memory, Southern Monuments, and the Subversive Black Mammy

2009/06/15 by Kimberly Wallace-Sanders · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Archaeology and Rock Art Studies #Archaeological Research and Protection

paper · doi:10.18737/m7pk6w

openalex publication_date 2009/06/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/06

Abstract

Speaking at Emory University on November 13, 2008, Dr. Wallace-Sanders considers Lost Cause monuments and memorials to the black mammy figure, responses from African-American writers and artists, and the relationship between these debates and real African-American women who cared for white children.

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• Lost Cause of the Confederacy [wikipedia]

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