Miriam Thaggert

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Riding Jane Crow: African American Women on the American RailroadHardcover, 28 June 2022

Riding Jane Crow: African American Women on the American Railroad
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Part of Series
Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History
Print Length
240 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Date Published
28 Jun 2022
ISBN-10
0252044525
ISBN-13
9780252044526

Description

Miriam Thaggert illuminates the stories of African American women as passengers and as workers on the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century railroad. As Jim Crow laws became more prevalent and forced Black Americans to "ride Jim Crow" on the rails, the train compartment became a contested space of leisure and work. Riding Jane Crow examines four instances of Black female railroad travel: the travel narratives of Black female intellectuals such as Anna Julia Cooper and Mary Church Terrell; Black middle-class women who sued to ride in first class "ladies' cars"; Black women railroad food vendors; and Black maids on Pullman trains. Thaggert argues that the railroad represented a technological advancement that was entwined with African American attempts to secure social progress. Black women's experiences on or near the railroad illustrate how American technological progress has often meant their ejection or displacement; thus, it is the Black woman who most fully measures the success of American freedom and privilege, or "progress," through her travel experiences.

Product Details

Author:
Miriam Thaggert
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
28 June 2022
Dimensions:
23.11 x 15.24 x 2.03 cm
ISBN-10:
0252044525
ISBN-13:
9780252044526
Language:
English
Pages:
240
Weight:
385.55 gm

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