Mothering the Race: The Discourse on Welfare and Reproductive Rights of African-american Women in the 20th Century (Family Values and Social Change)

From the very beginning reproductive rights and thereby motherhood of African-American women have been subject to interference from the outside and a matter of public debate. During the time of slavery African-American women were seen as commodities of value also and especially because of their ability to reproduce.

Anne Overbeck, Institute of Educational Sciences, University of Münster