Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

2023 0h 19mDir. Nazenet Habtezghi

6.5/ 10

Documentary

Overview

Birthing A Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney explores the story of forced reproduction in the antebellum South and reveals the agency of Mary Gaffney, an enslaved woman who takes control of her body and fertility.

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Tera Hunter

Jennifer L. Morgan

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