Race and sexuality in the United States of America from 1880 to 1940Joane Nagel revealed in 2000 that “No ethnic boundary is more sexualized, policed ​​and analyzed in American society than the color line that divides blacks and whites” (Ethnicity and Sexuality, 2000, p.122). The issue of race has been an important part of the history of the United States since colonial and slavery times. The struggle of minorities to defeat oppressors led to the creation of many civil rights organizations demanding respect, freedom, equal rights and social progress. Not only were minorities politically and economically disadvantaged, but their sexuality was designed to control them. Normality, which allowed for acceptance and membership in a civilized society, became visible in racial and sexual discussions. What sexuality was considered authentic and normal in the United States from 1880 to 1940? This article examines how race manifests itself in control over sexuality by exploring ideologies such as class, gender, and race, which shape sexual beliefs and practices among Whites and African Americans. Race and sexuality operate as systems of power. During slavery, blacks were politically and economically dependent on whites. That dependency classified a group of people based on their social position. To maintain social and economic positions, sexual regulations were instituted as policies to control and discipline racial subjects. In Ehlers, Nadine. 2011 “Onerous Passions: Colonial Anti-Miscegenation Rhetoric and the History of Sexuality.” Patterns of Prejudice 45(4):319-340, the author argues that race, gender, sex, racial identity, and sexuality are inextricably linked through various discursive operations . In her analysis she addressed how… middle of paper… the image of black women as purely sexualized creatures is now used by hip-hop and the porn industry. Although its survival and popularity have surpassed previous representations of black sexuality, black women's bodies are still seen as objectified for commercial purposes. We can now see Black sexuality as an authoritative, legitimate, and powerful identity. The intersectionality between race and sexuality can be translated as the relationship between the two elements and how they are influenced by each other. This means that the objectification and discrimination of black women's bodies has been directly shaped by the white race. For example, the involvement of medical and scientific knowledge in the construction of black sexuality as animalistic and uncivilized has become the world's known sexuality. The implementation of ideal sexuality was socially constructed to control minority sexuality.