Mammy
African American women in literature
Women household employees
In literature
American literature
History and criticism
History
Her bright eyes and jolly face gaze upon us from the covers of old cookbooks, syrup bottles, salt and pepper shakers, and cookie jars. She is a prominent figure in literature, movies and folk art. She is Mammy. But who is Mammy, and where did she come from? And why is she nearly always represented a…
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