Slave in a Box
1998 book by Maurice M. Manring
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Slave in a Box: The Strange Career of Aunt Jemima is a 1998 non-fiction book by Maurice M. Manring, published by University of Virginia Press. It covers Aunt Jemima.
Title page for Slave in a Box: The Strange Career of Aunt Jemima (1998) | |
| Author | Maurice M. Manring |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Aunt Jemima |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | University of Virginia Press |
Publication date | 1998 |
| Publication place | United States |
According to Publishers Weekly, the book focuses more on how marketing used desires from White Americans to sell products and less on a history of Aunt Jemima.[1] Manring stated that Aunt Jemima was used a form of nostalgia for housewives who were unable to have servants but wanted them.[2]
Andrea Higbie, in The New York Times, stated that the book shows how Aunt Jemima is "a damaging racial image."[3]
Background
Manring was an independent scholar. He resided in Columbia, Missouri when the book was released.[3]
Reception
Myrtle Gonza Glascoe of Gettysburg College wrote that the work is "a must read" for people wishing to explore how capitalist countries have concepts about class, gender, and race.[4]