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elements-9305	Quigley, Katherine	Convict the Deviant: Masculinity and Rape in Early America	2016	14	.pdf	application/pdf	9399	412	57	itself.40 The rape of a white woman by a black man indicated a sense of manly independence that was highly threatening to white men living in a race-based hierarchy.41 When reviewing Arthur’s narrative, one must understand his actions within the context of the slave system that Ar- thur actively rebelled against. Americans saw British soldiers as rapists and, like black men, they were overrepresented in print accounts of rape.66 The rape of innocent American “In his warning, Arthur connected his fate to racial power dynamics, as he blamed his own rebellion for his execution.” 20 ElEmEnts : : spring 2016 women and girls by the lecherous agents of a corrupt po- litical system was a powerful tool that Americans used to justify their disregard for British authority.67 While this may not have been the prime motivation for Young’s con- viction and execution, this unforgiving image of British soldiers nevertheless impacted how members of the jury and public thought of Robert Young.	cache/elements-9305.pdf	txt/elements-9305.txt