Sexual Violence Against African-American Women: Beyond Slavery, Beyond The Physical

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July 15, 2015

 

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From the riots, five freedwomen claimed to be victims of white rape. Virtually unheard of at the time, the women had the chance to testify before a congressional committee. It also brought national attention to the atrocities going on in the South (Rosen 10-11). Expanding on Rosen’s article, Danielle L...
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Expanding on Rosen’s article, Danielle L. McGuire explores the significance of sexual violence against African-American women during the Civil Rights movement. One particular rape case out of Tallahassee, Florida in 1959 brought the nation to their knees. Betty Jean Owens, a college student at Florida A&M University was raped seven times by four white young men collectively the night of a formal dance...
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