Black. Queer. Southern. Women. : an oral history / E. Patrick Johnson.
Johnson, E. Patrick, 1967- author.
2018
HQ75.6.U52 S684 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
Black. Queer. Southern. Women. : an oral history / E. Patrick Johnson.
Author
Johnson, E. Patrick, 1967- author.
ISBN
9781469641096 (hardcover)
9781469641102 (paperback)
1469641100 (paperback)
9781469641119 (electronic book)
Published
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Language
English
Description
xii, 575 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Call Number
HQ75.6.U52 S684 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.76/6308996073075
Summary
"Drawn from the life narratives of more than seventy African American queer women who were born, raised, and continue to reside in the American South, this book powerfully reveals the way these women experience and express racial, sexual, gender, and class identities--all linked by a place where such identities have generally placed them on the margins of society. Using methods of oral history and performance ethnography, E. Patrick Johnson's work vividly enriches the historical record of racialized sexual minorities in the South and brings to light the realities of the region's thriving black lesbian communities."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 563-569) and indexes.
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Introduction
Part I.G.R.I.T.S. : stories of growing up black, female, and queer. It's thick here : race, gender, and sexuality in the South
Does your mama know? : motherhood and mother-daughter relationships
Walk like a man, talk like a woman : gender nonconformity
I found God in myself and I loved her fiercely : religion and spirituality
A taste of honey : sex among women who love women
I'm sweet on you : stories of love, courtship, and intimacy
The work my soul was called to do : art and activism
Part II. My soul looks back and wonders : stories of perseverance and hope. Salsa soul sister : Aida Rentas
Being human is a dangerous thing : Cherry Hussain
I'm happy as hell : Gwen Cubit
I'm just a black woman in America : Lori Wilson
I'm alright with who I am : 'Ida Mae'
Books saved my life : Mary Anne Adams
Epilogue : a poet's response.

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