Brotherman: The Odyssey of Black Men in AmericaHerb Boyd, Robert L. Allen "[AN] OUTSTANDING COLLECTION... The powerful opening excerpt by Frederick Douglass evokes his boyhood as a slave, and the collection closes with an eloquent discussion of the race problem today by Cornel West. A distinguished addition to black studies." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) The purpose of this extraordinary anthology is made abundantly clear by the editors' stated intention: "to create a living mosaic of essays and stories in which Black men can view themselves, and be viewed without distortion." In this, they have succeeded brilliantly. Brotherman contains more than one hundred and fifty selections, some never before published--from slave narratives, memoirs, social histories, novels, poems, short stories, biographies, autobiographies, position papers, and essays. Brotherman books us passage to the world that Black men experience as adolescents, lovers, husbands, fathers, workers, warriors, and elders. On this journey they encounter pain, confusion, anger, and love while confronting the life-threatening issues of race, sex, and politics--often as strangers in a strange land. The first collection of its kind, Brotherman gathers together a multitude of voices that add a new, unforgettable chapter to American cultural identity. "From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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... Toluca district of Mexico , because of the rising nationalism , my father became the general manager of an electric light company belonging to an American firm in New York . Because he was brown , the Mexicans could not tell at sight ...
... Toluca district of Mexico , because of the rising nationalism , my father became the general manager of an electric light company belonging to an American firm in New York . Because he was brown , the Mexicans could not tell at sight ...
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... Toluca . I wanted to see my father's ten- ement houses in Mexico City , but he said I could see them some other time . He was anxious to get back to the plant in Toluca . Off the big trunk line between the capital and the border ...
... Toluca . I wanted to see my father's ten- ement houses in Mexico City , but he said I could see them some other time . He was anxious to get back to the plant in Toluca . Off the big trunk line between the capital and the border ...
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... Toluca . At least , not knowing anyone and not yet being able to speak Spanish , I found nothing to spend money for , except the movies once a week , on Sundays . The weekly movie show was a gala occasion for the whole town . Society ...
... Toluca . At least , not knowing anyone and not yet being able to speak Spanish , I found nothing to spend money for , except the movies once a week , on Sundays . The weekly movie show was a gala occasion for the whole town . Society ...
Contents
Strong Men Opening Stanzas | 3 |
NOUK BASSOMB | 9 |
BOOKER T WASHINGTON | 20 |
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