The Natural History of American Black - White Relations [microform] : A Question of Structural Persistence / Gary Shute
- Bib ID:
- 5219746
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Shute, Gary
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED049336
Broken link? let us search Trove , the Wayback Machine , or Google for you.
- Description:
-
- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1971
- 15 p.
- Summary:
-
The focus of this paper is on the Piedmont and Tidewater regions of the American South. Traditional social patterns tend to be used as models as long as they serve the community's purposes. In the community of slave and planter in ante-bellum Tidewater Southern U.S.A., a group of privileged blacks known generally as house servants came to function as links between the planters and the majority of slaves. Having their status and privilege defined only by white whim and favor, and behaving properly lest their demeanor infuriate the planter, these blacks assimilated and internalized white attitudes, behavior, and beliefs. Under post-emancipation Jim Crow, there are two racially segregated communities with the white group dominant both socially and economically. However, given the large numbers of potentially powerful and influential blacks, and the need for black services in maintaining the economic enterprises of the system, whites had to establish lines of communication with the black community. A group of individual black brokers has mediated between the effectively segregated racial groups. These black brokers may be understood as the product of ante-bellum social structure. Their position also is based on status rather than contract. (Author/JM)
- Notes:
-
- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society, Dallas, Texas, April 1-3, 1971.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1971
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Similar items
- Ungrateful servants? Edgefield's black reconstruction: Part 1 of the total history of Edgefield County, South Carolina [microform]
- A theoretical and historical comparison of black political and religious movements [microform]
- The Soul of Learning [microform] / Dorothy Sterling
- The Recommended Reading List [microform] : A Bibliography Prepared by Tutorial Assistance Center of U.S. National Student Association PLUS Black History: A Bibliography by Topic Prepared by Youth Educational Services, Incorporated
- Public Negro Colleges - A Fact Book [microform]