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Bibliography

This article focuses on prostitution in Oakland, California and explains how the Oakland Police Department is fighting prostitution in their city. Furthermore, this article explains the roles of good cops, bad cops, and pimps which is applicable in developing my section on African American girls/women in prostitution.

This article highlights the role of black women’s bodies and their sexuality during  19thcentury Louisiana. The articles discusses the enslavement of black women and the systems of exploitation black women endured. This article will help me develop my section on the history of African American women.

This article discusses the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) that was passed in 2000 by the U.S. congress. The law authorizes protection for minors that cannot legally consent to sex, thus makes them victims. The article highlights the misrepresentation of black girls an explains how black girls are overlooked which is critical for understanding why black girls/ women are subjected to prostitution.