The Blessing of Whiteness in the Curse of Ham: Reading Gen 9:18–29 in the Antebellum South
This essay examines the antebellum history of interpretation surrounding the curse of Ham in Gen 9:18-29. It explores how modern notions of scientific racism were read into the story as a de facto justification for the transatlantic slave trade and the institution of slavery in the antebellum South....
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2021
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Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 11 |
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Slavery
B whiteness studies B Hebrew Bible B Critical Race Theory B curse of Ham B Racism B antebellum south B Biblical Interpretation B Whiteness |
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