Freedom with violence : race, sexuality, and the US state /
Reddy, Chandan,1972-
Durham, N.C. ; London : Duke University Press,
2011.
Freedom and violence in W.E.B. Du Bois's Souls of Black folk : the land of racial equality -- Legal freedom as violence in Nella Larsen's Quicksand : Black literary publics during the interwar years -- Rights-based freedom with violence : immigration, sexuality, and the subject of human rights -- Moving beyond a freedom with violence : the politics of gay marriage in the era of racial transformation -- Conclusion: Don't ask, don't tell.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-296) and index.
American literature
African Americans