TY - CHAP
T1 - Killing Mapepe
T2 - Race, Sex, and Colonial Politics in Cold War Vieques
AU - McCaffrey, Katherine T.
AU - Donohue, Bonnie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, The Author(s).
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This essay explores the killing of an elderly civilian by U.S. servicemen on leave in Vieques Island, Puerto Rico in the 1950s, the subsequent general courts-martial of two marines who were charged with his killing, and the men’s stunning acquittal. For over sixty years, Vieques hosted a major U.S. military installation and large scale war game maneuvers that created considerable tension between residents and the military. A culture of sexual conquest prevailed, and racial tensions emanated from the newly desegregated armed forces. Our case study considers the intersection of race, sex and violence that eventuated in murder, and the complex colonial politics that interfered with justice.
AB - This essay explores the killing of an elderly civilian by U.S. servicemen on leave in Vieques Island, Puerto Rico in the 1950s, the subsequent general courts-martial of two marines who were charged with his killing, and the men’s stunning acquittal. For over sixty years, Vieques hosted a major U.S. military installation and large scale war game maneuvers that created considerable tension between residents and the military. A culture of sexual conquest prevailed, and racial tensions emanated from the newly desegregated armed forces. Our case study considers the intersection of race, sex and violence that eventuated in murder, and the complex colonial politics that interfered with justice.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85079026628&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1057/978-1-137-58014-6_7
DO - 10.1057/978-1-137-58014-6_7
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85079026628
T3 - New Caribbean Studies
SP - 113
EP - 145
BT - New Caribbean Studies
PB - Palgrave Macmillan
ER -