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A fatherless child : autobiographical perspectives on African American men / Tara T. Green.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Columbia ; London : University of Missouri Press, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: x, 172 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0826218210
  • 9780826218216
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.874208996073 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ756.8 .G74 2009
Contents:
Introduction Where Are the Black Fathers? -- 1. The Meaning of Langston Hughes's Father-and-Son Relationships -- 2. Richard Wright's Fathers and Sons -- 3. Malcolm X's Declaration of Independence from His Fathers -- 4. Barack Obama's Dreams -- 5. The Sons Return to Africa -- Conclusion: Contemporary African American Fathers and Communities -- Works Cited -- Index.
Summary: "Examining the works of Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Malcolm X, and Barack Obama, Green portrays the intersecting experiences of generations of black men during the twentieth century both before and after the civil rights movement, revealing the impact of fatherlessness on racial and gender identity formation"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-170) and index.

Introduction Where Are the Black Fathers? -- 1. The Meaning of Langston Hughes's Father-and-Son Relationships -- 2. Richard Wright's Fathers and Sons -- 3. Malcolm X's Declaration of Independence from His Fathers -- 4. Barack Obama's Dreams -- 5. The Sons Return to Africa -- Conclusion: Contemporary African American Fathers and Communities -- Works Cited -- Index.

"Examining the works of Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Malcolm X, and Barack Obama, Green portrays the intersecting experiences of generations of black men during the twentieth century both before and after the civil rights movement, revealing the impact of fatherlessness on racial and gender identity formation"--Provided by publisher.

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