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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... talk to about girls . It's not private at all ! It's part of my family's history . ” " Stop yelling at me , boy ! I said I don't want to talk about it . Subject is closed . And don't you go talking about all this with your brother ...
... talk to about girls . It's not private at all ! It's part of my family's history . ” " Stop yelling at me , boy ! I said I don't want to talk about it . Subject is closed . And don't you go talking about all this with your brother ...
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... talk for " prove your manhood . " Yet my own denials had at one time been similar , when I had been hardened and never wanted to see my parents as the cause and source of the mental and physical scars I wore . The difficulty in speaking ...
... talk for " prove your manhood . " Yet my own denials had at one time been similar , when I had been hardened and never wanted to see my parents as the cause and source of the mental and physical scars I wore . The difficulty in speaking ...
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... talk more music . I hardly slept . And with Irene home , well , I had to be taking care of my husband duties with her sometimes , you know , being with her , shit like that . Then Cheryl would be crying . It was a motherfucker . During ...
... talk more music . I hardly slept . And with Irene home , well , I had to be taking care of my husband duties with her sometimes , you know , being with her , shit like that . Then Cheryl would be crying . It was a motherfucker . During ...
Contents
Strong Men Opening Stanzas | 3 |
NOUK BASSOMB | 9 |
BOOKER T WASHINGTON | 20 |
Copyright | |
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