Sexuality, Politics, and Social Control in Virginia, 1920-1945
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Title
Sexuality, Politics, and Social Control in Virginia, 1920-1945
Subject
Virginia Morality Laws, Sexuality, Women's History
Description
This book covers sexual politics in the early to mid-20th century, with a focus on how upper-class whites targeted minority populations with morality laws to preserve white supremacy in Virginian society. These morality laws focused on interracial marriage, prostitution, and controlling venereal disease in minority communities. The book also elaborates on how these laws were enforced
Creator
Holloway, Pippa
Publisher
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press
Date
2006
Contributor
Koeckritz, Alexa
Language
English
Type
Book
Coverage
Morality Laws in Virginia from 1920-1945
Files
Citation
Holloway, Pippa, “Sexuality, Politics, and Social Control in Virginia, 1920-1945,” Mason's Legacies, accessed October 22, 2026, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/1210.