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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... Juneteenth No , the wounded man thought , Oh no ! Get back to that ; back to a bunch of old - fashioned Negroes celebrating an illusion of emancipation , and getting it mixed up with ... Juneteenth 44. MARCUS GARVEY RALPH ELLISON Juneteenth.
... Juneteenth No , the wounded man thought , Oh no ! Get back to that ; back to a bunch of old - fashioned Negroes celebrating an illusion of emancipation , and getting it mixed up with ... Juneteenth 44. MARCUS GARVEY RALPH ELLISON Juneteenth.
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... Juneteenth . Hot , dusty . Hot with faces shining with sweat and the hair of the young dudes metallic with grease and straightening irons . Back to that ? He was not so heavy then , but big with the quick energy of a fighting bull and ...
... Juneteenth . Hot , dusty . Hot with faces shining with sweat and the hair of the young dudes metallic with grease and straightening irons . Back to that ? He was not so heavy then , but big with the quick energy of a fighting bull and ...
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... what they did to us when they got us here . What happened then ? They brought us up onto this land in chains . . . ... In chains ... And they marched us into the swamps . ... Into the fever swamps , they marched us ... Juneteenth • 47.
... what they did to us when they got us here . What happened then ? They brought us up onto this land in chains . . . ... In chains ... And they marched us into the swamps . ... Into the fever swamps , they marched us ... Juneteenth • 47.
Contents
Strong Men Opening Stanzas | 3 |
NOUK BASSOMB | 9 |
BOOKER T WASHINGTON | 20 |
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