the odyssey of black men in America
Author: Herb Boyd
Secondary Author: Robert L. Allen
ISBN: 9780345376701
"[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 whi
Publisher: One World
Publish Date: 1995-01-31
Subjects: African American men in literature, African American men/ Literary collections, African American men, African Americans/ Literary collections, African Americans, American literature - African American authors, American literature - Male authors, American literature/ African American authors, American literature, Fiction / Anthologies (multiple authors), Fiction / Science Fiction / General, Literary Collections / American / African American, Literary Criticism / Women Authors, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General, Social Science / Gerontology, Social Science / Minority Studies
This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Men/Masculinities)