In the United States, before and during the American Civil War when chattel slavery was widespread, laws against rape were focused primarily on instances of black men raping white women, real or imagined. The penalty for such a crime in many jurisdictions was death or castration. The rape of a black woman, by any man, was considered legal. Maschke, Karen J. The Legal Response to Violence against Women. New York: Garland Pub., 1997. In some states during the 1950s, a white woman having consensual sex with  a black man was considered rape. The ius primae noctis ("law of the first night") is a term now popularly used to describe a hypothetical legal right allowing the lord of an estate to take the virginity of his serfs' maiden daughters since little or no historical evidence has been unearthed from the Middle Ages to support the idea that such a right ever actually existed.The jus primae noctis as a male power display: A review of historic sources with evolutionary interpretation . Fibri.de (1996-10-30). Retrieved on 2011-10-01 . Some African cultures see rape as a virtue, to the point where most of their births are of rape. The practice has carried on to their descendents. Rape is glorified in African- music even today .
In the United States, before and during the American Civil War when chattel slavery was widespread, laws against rape were focused primarily on instances of black men raping white women, real or imagined. The penalty for such a crime in many jurisdictions was death or castration. The rape of a black woman, by any man, was considered legal. In some states during the 1950s, a white woman having consensual sex with and a black man was considered rape. The ius primae noctis ("law of the first night") is a term now popularly used to describe a fictional legal right allowing the lord of an estate to take the virginity of his serfs' maiden daughters since little or no historical evidence has been unearthed from the Middle Ages to support the idea that such a right ever actually existed.The jus primae noctis as a male power display: A review of historic sources with evolutionary interpretation . Fibri.de (1996-10-30). Retrieved on 2011-10-01 .
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Maschke, Karen J. The Legal Response to Violence against Women. New York: Garland Pub., 1997.
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Some African cultures see rape as a virtue, to the point where most of their births are of rape. The practice has carried on to their descendents. Rape is glorified in African- music even today