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 267
... thoughts were about how my children viewed me , the whole number was concentrated on me looking at my old man and how his passing affected me . One thought was that I was now the oldest of the Ferdinand men . That thought was a big wave ...
... thoughts were about how my children viewed me , the whole number was concentrated on me looking at my old man and how his passing affected me . One thought was that I was now the oldest of the Ferdinand men . That thought was a big wave ...
Page 277
... thought about all the anxiety she'd put me through . I thought about the incompetent court system and how it seemed that no- body cared what was happening to me . I thought about taking the high road , then about the cat who'd " knocked ...
... thought about all the anxiety she'd put me through . I thought about the incompetent court system and how it seemed that no- body cared what was happening to me . I thought about taking the high road , then about the cat who'd " knocked ...
Page 487
... thought , would ignore him until too late . And , he thought , Whitey will be more likely to ignore a nigger who approaches the stereotype than these others who think imitation the sincerest form of flattery . He smiled when he thought ...
... thought , would ignore him until too late . And , he thought , Whitey will be more likely to ignore a nigger who approaches the stereotype than these others who think imitation the sincerest form of flattery . He smiled when he thought ...
Contents
Strong Men Opening Stanzas | 3 |
NOUK BASSOMB | 9 |
BOOKER T WASHINGTON | 20 |
Copyright | |
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