Pittman Lead Authors Article on Black Mothers’ Strategies of Resistance During the Jim Crow Era
Posted: 11/22/2024 ()
History is often best understood through analysis of individuals’ lived experiences. In a new article, LaShawnDa Pittman (American Ethnic Studies) and co-authors analyze the oral histories of 210 Black women to shed light on their experiences and strategies for resisting the “interlocking systems of oppression” of the Jim Crow Era (1881-1964). The article, entitled “Freedom Choices: How Black Mothers Living in Jim Crow Protected Their Children from Anti-Black Racism and Prepared Them for Success” was published in Genealogy. Among other findings, the authors show that Black mothers cultivated “freedom choices” in an attempt to minimize the constraints faced by their children. Read the article here.