Clinging to Mammy: The Faithful Slave in Twentieth-Century America

by Micki McElya

Book Overview

When Aunt Jemima beamed at Americans from the pancake mix box on grocery shelves, many felt reassured by her broad smile that she and her product were dependable. She was everyone's mammy, the faithful slave who was content to cook and care for whites, no matter how grueling the labor, because she loved them. This far-reaching image of the nurturing black mother exercises a tenacious hold on the American imagination.

Micki McElya examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674024338
• ISBN13: 9780674024335
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.5"