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AnnotatedBibliography: Primary Source Collection
AnnotatedBibliography: Primary Source Collection
Historiographicalquestion: How has historians documented rape among black women?
Historicalquestion: Why are the black women raped at higher rates than otherraces? Does race increase the vulnerability of black women? What roledoes the culture play in the high rate of prevalence of rapeincidents among the black women’s population?
Newspaper
Freedman,Estelle. “Women’s long battle to define rape”. WashingtonPost,August 24, 2012.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/womens-long-battle-to-define-rape/2012/08/24/aa960280-ed34-11e1-a80b-9f898562d010_story.html?utm_term=.766c8f1956bb(Accessed December 28, 2016).
Thepurpose of this newspaper article is to provide the historicalbackground of the issue of rape among the black women. Slavery is themajor event that happened during the nineteenth century, when thelargest number of black women was raped. It is surprising to learnfrom the article that the principle of “coverture” gave mastersthe right to have sex with their slaves without the risk of facinglitigation. Based on the content of the article, it is evident thatweak laws that existed during eighteenth century increased thevulnerability of black women. The article was found from the websiteof the Washington Post and it can be accessed from the link providedabove. In addition, Freedman’s article has a distinguishedprovenance because it explains the origin of the disproportionateincrease in the incidents of rape among the African American women.
Photos
GordonT. 10 horrifying facts about the sexual exploitation of enslavedblack women you may not know. AtlantaBlack Star,November 5, 2014.http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/11/05/10-horrifying-facts-about-the-sexual-exploitation-of-enslaved-black-women-you-may-not-know/2/(Accessed December 28, 2016.
Thesource is a gallery of photographs that explain how black women wereexploited by their masters during slavery. These images inform thatthe black women were sexually abused since they were objectified bytheir owners. The photographs inform that the masters considered themas their wealth, which implies that they had the right to rape them.It is surprising that the African women were abused and accused ofbeing readily available for sex or promiscuous. It is evident thatthe creator of the gallery, Taylor Gordon, was well informed aboutthe history of the experiences of the ladies of color during slavery.The source was obtained from the website of the Atlanta Black Starand it can be accessed via the link provided above. The gallery has asignificant provenance that shows the origin of rape among theenslaved women.
GovernmentReport
Planty,M. Langton, L., Krebs, C., Berzofsky, M., Smiley-McDonald, H. SpecialReport: Female victims of sexual violence, 1994-2010.Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, 2013.https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fvsv9410.pdf (Accessed December28, 2016).
Thesource is a government report that was published by the U.S.Department of Justice. The purpose of this document is to address theissue of sexual violence against women, with a focus on the periodbetween 1994 and 2010. During this period, the civil rights wereadvocating for the respect of the women and their protection fromdifferent forms of violence. The key piece of information revealed isthat women of all races are at the risk of being raped, but the blackladies are more vulnerable. It is surprising to learn that race isthe leading factor that increases the vulnerability of the AfricanAmerican women. The information provided in the report indicates thatbeing a black woman is a risk factor for sexual violence. The reportcan be found from the Office of the Department of Justice ordownloaded from the link provided above. The report has a significantprovenance given that it identifies relevant trends over a period of16 years.
Bibliography
Freedman,Estelle. “Women’s long battle to define rape”. WashingtonPost,August 24, 2012.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/womens-long-battle-to-define-rape/2012/08/24/aa960280-ed34-11e1-a80b-9f898562d010_story.html?utm_term=.766c8f1956bb(Accessed December 28, 2016).
GordonT. 10 horrifying facts about the sexual exploitation of enslavedblack women you may not know. AtlantaBlack Star,November 5, 2014.http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/11/05/10-horrifying-facts-about-the-sexual-exploitation-of-enslaved-black-women-you-may-not-know/2/(Accessed December 28, 2016.
Planty,M. Langton, L., Krebs, C., Berzofsky, M., Smiley-McDonald, H. SpecialReport: Female victims of sexual violence, 1994-2010.Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, 2013.https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fvsv9410.pdf(Accessed December 28, 2016).
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