The experience of death is no different.įor African-Americans (and perhaps other marginalized groups) death remains a queer dyad, consisting of the social death in addition to the physical death. Hence, we know that there is no facet of African-American culture that remains unaffected by the history of racism and prejudice in the United States. The social oppression of individuals of African descent in the United States has been subject to scrutiny since the inception of American slavery, a “peculiar institution,” according to Frederick Douglass via his published autobiography (1845). A quintessential case in the regard is the relationship between African-Americans in the United States and death. For this reason, it has been quite often referred to as the “Great Equalizer.” This designation masks the inequality of death as a culturally constructed process affected by social power dynamics. Retrieved from ĭeath is an omnipotent force, inescapable and looming.
A traditional Western European plague doctor they were hired en masse during the “Black Death” epidemic.
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