A fatherless child : autobiographical perspectives on African American men / Tara T. Green.
Material type: TextPublisher: Columbia ; London : University of Missouri Press, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: x, 172 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0826218210
- 9780826218216
- 306.874208996073 22
- HQ756.8 .G74 2009
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 306.874208996073 GRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A455774B |
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306.8742 SON Sons of the fathers : New Zealand men write about their fathers / | 306.8742 VAS Daughters of men : portraits of African-American women and their fathers / | 306.87420207 LOW Me and my little blokes : how fatherhood changes life for the better / | 306.874208996073 GRE A fatherless child : autobiographical perspectives on African American men / | 306.87420941 ABS Absent fathers / | 306.87420993 MAC Fatherless sons : the experience of New Zealand men / | 306.8743 BET Between ourselves : letters between mothers and daughters, 1750-1982 / |
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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