On being female, black, and free : essays by Margaret Walker, 1932-1992 /
These highly personal essays, written over the course of six decades, reveal the woman as well as the artist, capturing the independent creative spirit of this literary icon. In accessible and stirring prose, Walker speaks directly about her own experiences - such as growing up in a deeply religious...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Knoxville :
University of Tennessee Press,
[1997]
|
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a2200000 a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 5acc8868-f699-40f7-8df6-0c2ec93512f9 | ||
| 005 | 20240722000000.0 | ||
| 008 | 961121t19971997tnum b a001 0 eng | ||
| 010 | |a 96051235 | ||
| 016 | 7 | |a 011079649 |2 Uk | |
| 020 | |a 0870499807 |q (alk. paper) | ||
| 020 | |a 9780870499807 |q (alk. paper) | ||
| 020 | |a 0870499815 |q (pbk. ; |q alk. paper) | ||
| 020 | |a 9780870499814 |q (pbk. ; |q alk. paper) | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)36037949 | ||
| 040 | |a DLC |b eng |c DLC |d LAS |d BAKER |d NLGGC |d YDXCP |d BTCTA |d OCLCG |d UBC |d BDX |d OCLCO |d OCLCF |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCLCA |d UKMGB |d UKUOY |d OCLCQ |d UtOrBLW | ||
| 043 | |a n-usu-- |a n-us--- | ||
| 049 | |a SCLL | ||
| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a E185.92 |b .W35 1997 |
| 082 | 0 | 0 | |a 975/.00496073 |2 21 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Walker, Margaret, |d 1915-1998. |0 n 50020067 | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a On being female, black, and free : |b essays by Margaret Walker, 1932-1992 / |c edited by Maryemma Graham. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Knoxville : |b University of Tennessee Press, |c [1997] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©1997 | |
| 300 | |a xxiii, 246 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 23 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 340 | |p illustration |2 rdaill | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g Part I : On being female, black, and free -- On being female, black and free -- |t My creative adventure -- |t The writer and her craft -- |t Their place on the stage -- |t Chief worshippers at all world altars -- |t Phillis Wheatley and black women writers, 1773-1973 -- |t Reflections on black women writers -- |g Part II : Discovering our connections : African heritage, Southern culture, and the American experience -- |t Symbol, myth, and legend : folk elements in African American literature -- |t Black culture -- |t Southern black culture -- |t Agenda for action : black arts and letters -- |t Humanities with a black focus -- |t Of Tennessee and the river -- |t Natchez and Richard Wright in Southern American literature -- |t Critical approaches to the study of African American literature -- |g Part III : On black people, Mississippi, and U.S. politics -- |t On money, race, and politics -- |t On the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi -- |t Mississippi and the nation -- |t Jesse Jackson, the man and his message -- |t Whose "boy" is this? -- |g Part IV : What is to become of us? Notes on education and revolution -- |t What is to become of us? -- |t Reflections on May 1970 : The Jackson State University massacre -- |t The challenge of the 1970s to the black scholar -- |t Education in the global village -- |t Tribute to black teachers -- |t Moral education : who is responsible? -- |t Religion, poetry, and history : foundations for a new educational system -- |t Revolution and the university -- |t World pluralism : the human encounter -- |g Epilogue : |t Race, gender, and the law. |
| 520 | |a These highly personal essays, written over the course of six decades, reveal the woman as well as the artist, capturing the independent creative spirit of this literary icon. In accessible and stirring prose, Walker speaks directly about her own experiences - such as growing up in a deeply religious home, living in the Jim Crow South, marrying and raising a family, and becoming a civil rights activist. These essays also offer Walker's critical perspectives on a wide range of topics, from the role of the black woman artist to the distinctiveness of African American cultural life and to the importance of education in the fight for political change. Maryemma Graham's introduction provides a historical context for the essays, placing Walker's work within the African American literary canon. Walker reflects on the numerous poets and writers she has known over the years, including Zora Neale Hurston, Eudora Welty, Carson McCullers, and Richard Wright. A work of broad general appeal, On Being Female, Black, and Free offers a powerful introduction to the work of an essential American literary figure. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a African Americans |z Southern States |x Social life and customs. |0 sh2007100333 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a African Americans |z Southern States |x Politics and government. |0 sh2007100333 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a African Americans |x Civil rights |z Southern States. |0 sh2007100330 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a African Americans |x Education |z Southern States. |0 sh2009114029 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a African American women. |0 sh 85001923 | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Southern States |x Race relations. |0 sh2008111476 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Graham, Maryemma. |0 n 86039606 | |
| 999 | 1 | 0 | |i 5acc8868-f699-40f7-8df6-0c2ec93512f9 |l e620014 |s US-MBE |m on_being_female_black_and_freeessays_by_margaret_walker_1932_1992__________1997____1__univea________________________________________walker__margaret___________________p |
| 999 | 1 | 0 | |i 5acc8868-f699-40f7-8df6-0c2ec93512f9 |l b1230722 |s US-MBSI |m on_being_female_black_and_freeessays_by_margaret_walker_1932_1992__________1997____1__univea________________________________________walker__margaret___________________p |
| 999 | 1 | 1 | |l e620014 |s ISIL:US-MBE |i Emerson |t BKS |a Main Stacks |b 0113501903869 |c E185.92 .W35 1997 |d Library of Congress classification |x Book |p LOANABLE |
| 999 | 1 | 1 | |l b1230722 |s ISIL:US-MBSI |i Simmons Univeristy |t BKS |a Main Collection |b 0114403170995 |c E185.92 .W35 1997 |d Library of Congress classification |k 1 |x book |p LOANABLE |