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September 22, 2025MELUS Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States

Going Underground: Race, Space, and the Subterranean in the Nineteenth-Century United States. Lara Langer Cohen

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The study explores how subterranean spaces influenced racial identities in the 19th-century US, shaping cultural narratives.
Evidence shows that these spaces acted as both literal and figurative sites of contestation for marginalized communities.
Analysis focuses on various cultural artifacts and writings from the era to unpack the complexities of race and space.
The findings highlight the ongoing significance of understanding historical contexts in contemporary discussions about race and identity.

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This article explores the intersection of race and space regarding subterranean environments in the United States, revealing implications for identity and migration.

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Journal Article Going Underground: Race, Space, and the Subterranean in the Nineteenth-Century United States. Lara Langer Cohen Get access Going Underground: Race, Space, and the Subterranean in the Nineteenth-Century United States. Lara Langer Cohen. Duke UP, 2023. 288 pages. $99.95 cloth; $26.95 paper and e-pub. Laura L Mielke Laura L Mielke University of Kansas, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5042-8978 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar MELUS, mlaf038, https://doi.org/10.1093/melus/mlaf038 Published: 17 September 2025

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Laura L. Mielke (2025) studied this question.

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This article explores the intersection of race and space regarding subterranean environments in the United States, revealing implications for identity and migration.

Going Underground: Race, Space, and the Subterranean in the Nineteenth-Century United States. Lara Langer Cohen

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Going Underground: Race, Space, and the Subterranean in the Nineteenth-Century United States. Lara Langer Cohen

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