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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Page 102
... Street . My father enjoyed the street's bustling night life , which then was second only to Harlem as the Mecca for black at- tractions . He could pop in at any one of the dozens of clubs , bars and speak- easies that lined the street ...
... Street . My father enjoyed the street's bustling night life , which then was second only to Harlem as the Mecca for black at- tractions . He could pop in at any one of the dozens of clubs , bars and speak- easies that lined the street ...
Page 364
... streets . I turned out of Blackstone Avenue and headed west on 57th Street , and there she was , a few yards ahead of me , dressed in business clothes and carrying a briefcase . She looked back at me once , then again , and picked up ...
... streets . I turned out of Blackstone Avenue and headed west on 57th Street , and there she was , a few yards ahead of me , dressed in business clothes and carrying a briefcase . She looked back at me once , then again , and picked up ...
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... Street , which everybody in music called " The Street . " That's what I was really in New York for , to suck up all I could from those scenes ; Juilliard was only a smokescreen , a stopover , a pretense I used to put me close to being ...
... Street , which everybody in music called " The Street . " That's what I was really in New York for , to suck up all I could from those scenes ; Juilliard was only a smokescreen , a stopover , a pretense I used to put me close to being ...
Contents
Strong Men Opening Stanzas | 3 |
NOUK BASSOMB | 9 |
BOOKER T WASHINGTON | 20 |
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