Shadowing the White Man’s Burden: U.S. Imperialism and the Problem of the Color Line

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Shadowing the White Man’s Burden America and the Long 19th Century general editors David Kazanjian, Elizabeth McHenry, and Priscilla Wald Black Frankenstein: The Making of an American Metaphor Elizabeth Young Neither Fugitive nor Free: Atlantic Slavery, Freedom Suits, and the Legal Culture of Travel Edlie L. Wong Shadowing the White Man’s Burden: U.S. Imperialism and the Problem of the Color Line Gretchen Murphy Shadowing the White Man’s Burden U.S. Imperialism and the Problem of the Color Line Gretchen Murphy a N E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S New York and London NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2010 by New York University All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Murphy, Gretchen, 1971– Shadowing the white man’s burden : U.S. imperialism and the problem of the color line / Gretchen Murphy. p. cm. — (America and the long 19th century) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978–0–8147–9598–9 (cl : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0–8147–9598–6 (cl : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978–0–8147–9599–6 (pb : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0–8147–9599–4 (pb : alk. paper) 1. American fiction—19th century—History and criticism. 2. American fiction—20th century—History and criticism. 3. Race in literature. 4. Racism in literature. 5. Imperialism in literature. 6. United States—Race relations—History—19th century. 7. United States—Foreign relations—19th century. I. Title. PS374.R32M87 2010 813’.4093552—dc22 2009046690 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...