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. |
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Page 120
... Baby Boy . He was overjoyed , yet he opened the door only a crack , not daring to let him in the house . Baby Boy wanted him to come over to his house to look at the pi- geons . Very much he wanted to go but he was afraid of seeing the ...
... Baby Boy . He was overjoyed , yet he opened the door only a crack , not daring to let him in the house . Baby Boy wanted him to come over to his house to look at the pi- geons . Very much he wanted to go but he was afraid of seeing the ...
Page 233
... baby screamed . I wanted to grab them both and hug them so hard that all this upset would squeeze out . Talking to Regina was painful for me sometimes . She was so sure about what was right and what wasn't . She could get me stirred up ...
... baby screamed . I wanted to grab them both and hug them so hard that all this upset would squeeze out . Talking to Regina was painful for me sometimes . She was so sure about what was right and what wasn't . She could get me stirred up ...
Page 316
... babies they can't care for - crack babies , AIDS babies , accidental babies , babies that will grow up and inherit their parents ' poverty and powerlessness . The truth is , young people are fucking because they want to fuck . They're ...
... babies they can't care for - crack babies , AIDS babies , accidental babies , babies that will grow up and inherit their parents ' poverty and powerlessness . The truth is , young people are fucking because they want to fuck . They're ...
Contents
Strong Men Opening Stanzas | 3 |
NOUK BASSOMB | 9 |
BOOKER T WASHINGTON | 20 |
Copyright | |
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