Terror in the heart of freedom citizenship sexual violence and the meaning of race in the postemancipation south gender and american culture ebook rosen hannah . Terror in the heart of freedom citizenship sexual violence and the meaning of race in the postemancipation south rosen hannah 9780807858820 books amazonca. Hannah rosen persuasively argues that in this critical moment of reconstruction contests over the future meaning of race were often fought on the terrain of gendersexual violence specifically white on black rape emerged as a critical arena in postemancipation struggles over african american citizenship analyzing the testimony of rape survivors rosen finds that white men often staged . The meaning of race in the antebellum southern united states was anchored in the racial exclusivity of slavery coded as black and full citizenship coded as white as well as male these traditional definitions of race were radically disrupted after emancipation when citizenship was granted to all persons born in the united states and suffrage was extended to all men hannah rosen . The meaning of race in the antebellum southern united states was anchored in the racial exclusivity of slavery coded as black and full citizenship coded as white as well as male