Category: interracial intimacy
+ american literature, blues for mister charlie, huck finn, interracial intimacy, interracial marriage, lillian e smith, Literature, of love and dust
Dirt in Lillian E. Smith’s “Strange Fruit”
Lillian E. Smith’s Strange Fruit (1944) has been on my shelf for a few years now. Right now, it sits back in the United States, untouched and locked away in a box in a storage room. When I purchased it, at a book sale, it was one of those books that I had heard about and that looked relevant to my research. I bought … Read More Dirt in Lillian E. Smith’s “Strange Fruit”
+ a gathering of old men, african american literature, american literature, bloodline, copper laurent, ernest j gaines, frank laurent, interracial intimacy, interracial marriage, louisiana literature, of love and dust, southern literature, Uncategorized
Interracial Intimacy in Ernest Gaines’ “Bloodline”
As I read Ernest Gaines’ “Bloodline” recently, the interactions between ‘Malia and Frank Laurent stood out. The story, essentially, centers around Copper, the son of Frank’s brother Walter who raped Copper’s mother. Copper has returned to the Laurent plantation to claim what is his, by birth. Essentially, he arrives to overthrow the system that denies him an existence due to the fact that his … Read More Interracial Intimacy in Ernest Gaines’ “Bloodline”
+ avengers, black panther, captain america, comics, interracial intimacy, interracial marriage, loving v. virginia, marvel, marvel cinematic universe, marvel comics, scarlet witch, t'challa, vision, wanda maximoff
The Avengers and Interracial Intimacy: Part 2
If you enjoy what you read here at Interminable Rambling, think about making a contribution on our Patreon page. Last post, I started talking about the relationship between Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) and the Vision as a metaphor for interracial intimacy during the early 1970s, only five years removed from the Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia. Today, I want to finish up … Read More The Avengers and Interracial Intimacy: Part 2
+ "A Little Stranger", Al Feldstein, comics, EC Comics, Graham Ingels, interracial intimacy, interracial marriage, loving v. virginia, william gaines
Interracial Intimacy and “A Little Stranger!”
If you enjoy what you read here at Interminable Rambling, think about making a contribution on our Patreon page. Over the past year, I have written about Al Feldstein and Wallace Wood’s EC Comics’ stories, specifically their realistic “preachies” that sought to counter racism and prejudice. Within these stories, they tackle interracial intimacy and the unfounded fears surrounding the hate some feel at these … Read More Interracial Intimacy and “A Little Stranger!”
+ african american literature, alabama literature, alice walker, american literature, andré m carrington, charles chesnutt, Darryl Dickson-Carr, early american literature, elizabeth key, ernest j gaines, frank yerby, gayl jones, hal bennett, harriet jacobs, interracial intimacy, john a williams, karla holloway, keith bardwell, Literature, louisiana literature, loving v. virginia, mississippi literature, octavia butler, Sherryl Cashin, southern literature
Interracial Intimacy and “Loving v. Virginia” Syllabus
Over the past year, I have been thinking about a project that am currently working on. The project involves examining African American texts from the 1960s and 1970s that center on interracial relationships. I chose this time period because the Supreme Court struck down anti-miscegenation laws in 1967 in Loving v. Virginia; however, even forty years later, racist individuals still disapproved of interracial relationships. … Read More Interracial Intimacy and “Loving v. Virginia” Syllabus
