TY - BOOK AU - Green,Tara T. TI - A fatherless child: autobiographical perspectives on African American men SN - 0826218210 AV - HQ756.8 .G74 2009 U1 - 306.874208996073 22 PY - 2009///] CY - Columbia, London PB - University of Missouri Press KW - Absentee fathers KW - United States KW - African American men KW - Psychology KW - Social conditions KW - African American authors KW - Biography KW - Children of single parents KW - Fatherless families KW - Fathers and sons N1 - 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 N2 - "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 ER -