Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

compiled by Stefan Blaschke

Introduction

+ Aims & Scope

+ Structure

+ History


Announcements

+ Updates

+ Calls for Papers

+ New Lectures

+ New Publications


Alphabetical Index

+ Author Index

+ Speaker Index


Chronological Index

+ Ancient History

+ Medieval History

+ Modern History


Geographical Index

+ African History

+ American History

+ Asian History

+ European History

+ Oceanian History


Topical Index

+ Prosecution

+ Cases

+ Types

+ Offenders

+ Victims

+ Society

+ Research

+ Representations


Resources

+ Institutions

+ Literature Search

+ Research

Start: Topical Index: Offenders: Reactions: Narratives: 18th Century:

Offenders: Reactions: Narratives:
SKETCHES OF THE LIFE OF JOSEPH MOUNTAIN

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Joseph Mountain (c. 1758 – 1790) was an African American man who was executed publicly for rape and had an account of his purported "criminal confession" published. David Daggett published his "confession" in Sketches of the life of Joseph Mountain,: a Negro, who was executed at New-Haven, on the 20th day of October, 1790, for a rape, committed on the 26th day of May last.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)


K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 18th Century

II. Geographical Index: Ameican History: U.S. History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape; Types: Offenders: Interracial Sexual Abuse


B i b l i o g r a p h y

Secondary Sources

I. Author Index

[Info] Baaki, Brian. »Circulating the Black Rapist: Sketches of the Life of Joseph Mountain and Early American Networks of Print.« New England Quarterly 90 (2017): 36-68.

[Info] McCall, Srimayee B. »Rape, Race, and Revolution in the Black Gallows Narrative.« Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies 49 (2026): 143-162.

II. Speaker Index

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