Black Woman's Burden examines the historical endeavors to regulate Black
female sexuality and reproduction in the United States through methods
of exploitation, control, repression, and coercion. The myth of the
"angry Black woman" has been built over generations through clever
rhetoric and oppressive social policy. Here, Rousseau explores the
continued impact of labeling and stereotyping on the development of
policies that lead to the construction of national, racial, and gender
identities for Black women.