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 243
... felt that spasm of shame that she had made me feel so much in the past , and the shame of that shame . I also felt a moment of true annoyance with her . She had let me down as she had several times before , but I instantly felt bad ...
... felt that spasm of shame that she had made me feel so much in the past , and the shame of that shame . I also felt a moment of true annoyance with her . She had let me down as she had several times before , but I instantly felt bad ...
Page 382
... felt it in the pit of his stomach . All night long he and Samuels and the gunner had shot their way up one street and down the other , not knowing whom they killed or how damn many , and he didn't even know the gunner's name . The ...
... felt it in the pit of his stomach . All night long he and Samuels and the gunner had shot their way up one street and down the other , not knowing whom they killed or how damn many , and he didn't even know the gunner's name . The ...
Page 497
... felt guilty saying it . Why ? After he left ( to retrieve his daughter from a dance lesson ) I realized that the trap I felt myself in had a tiresome familiarity and , in a sort of slow motion epiphany , I began to see its outline . It ...
... felt guilty saying it . Why ? After he left ( to retrieve his daughter from a dance lesson ) I realized that the trap I felt myself in had a tiresome familiarity and , in a sort of slow motion epiphany , I began to see its outline . It ...
Contents
Strong Men Opening Stanzas | 3 |
NOUK BASSOMB | 9 |
BOOKER T WASHINGTON | 20 |
Copyright | |
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