As I wrote in a recent tribute to Justice Marshall: There appears to be a deliberate retrenchment by a majority of the current Supreme Court on many basic issues of human rights that Thurgood Marshall advocated and that the Warren and ...
The book begins with 126 pages of content representing the vernacular tradition. Covers spirituals; gospel; the blues; secular rhymes and songs; ballads; and work songs; jazz; and folktales.
This exciting new series assembles key documents and criticism concerning these works that have so recently become central components of the American literature curriculum.
This exciting new series assembles key documents and criticism concerning these works that have so recently become central components of the American literature curriculum.
Sethe had of keeping her from the past that was still waiting for her was all that mattered " ( 42 ) . ... throughout this essay , history for Morrison is not an abstract factual recital ; it is a ritual engagement with the past .
Toomer's literary career began in 1923 with the publication of Cane, the first and one of the finest portrayals of the black experience, and ended, somewhat mysteriously, thirteen years later...
The editors of this volume help the teacher to sort out the best materials and to meet the many challenges that Morrison's writings pose.
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature: Exam PA