Rumors reached the U.S. that French women had been sexually active with black American soldiers, which University of Florida historian David Colburn argues struck at the heart of Southern men fears of impotence and about loss of power and miscegenation.
Rumors reached the U.S. that French women had been sexually active with black American soldiers, which University of Florida historian David Colburn argues struck at the heart of Southern men. White men have always had fears of impotence and about loss of power and miscegenation.