Marriage - AAIHS

Slave and Free Black Marriage in the Nineteenth Century

September 19, 2018September 25, 2018 Vanessa M. Holden Marriage, Post-Civil War, race, racism, slavery, white supremacy

A recent NPR article entitled “Same-Sex-Marriage Flashpoint: Alabama Considers Quitting The Marriage Business” ⁠included a photo of two African American

Plantation Frolic on Christmas Eve,’ from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, 1857 (Source: Library of Congress).

Enslaved People and Divorce in the African Diaspora

March 31, 2018April 2, 2018 Tyler Parry African Diaspora, Marriage, slavery

Numerous books and articles analyze the concept of “slave marriage,” but other than a few exceptional works, the historical literature

Jumping the Broom and the American Cultural Divide

February 7, 2018February 11, 2018 Tyler Parry Marriage, slavery, South

Many people in the 21st century became familiar with jumping the broom through the 1977 miniseries Roots in a wedding scene

Bound in Wedlock: A New Book on Slave and Free Marriage in the 19th Century

June 3, 2017June 7, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi 19th Century, Marriage

This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History