Stormy Weather: Middle-Class African American Marriages Between the Two World Wars

by Anastasia C. Curwood and Anastasia Curwood

Book Overview

The so-called New Negroes of the period between World Wars I and II embodied a new sense of racial pride and upward mobility for the race. Many of them thought that relationships between spouses could be a crucial factor in realizing this dream. But there was little agreement about how spousal relationships should actually function in an ideal New Negro marriage. Shedding light on an often-overlooked aspect of African American social history, Anastasia...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807834343
• ISBN13: 9780807834343
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"