Black Men (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Don Luther Lee
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Essays
- Genres: Nonfiction, Essays
- Subjects: African Americans, Culture, Family or family life, Tradition, Power, personal or social, Race, Gender roles, Authors or writers, Gangs, youth, Class consciousness, Books, Despair, Hope, Libraries or librarians, Poverty or poor people
Form and Content
As he approached his fiftieth year, Haki Madhubuti drew on his experiences as an engaged artist, a practicing poet, a social activist, and an African American to gather into the form of a book a series of interlinked essays directly addressed to the most serious problems afflicting the African American community. Writing partly in response and as a complement to the strong voices of such African American women essayists as June Jordan, Bell Hooks, and Maya Angelou, among others, partly as a speaker for a social group underrepresented and often “voiceless,”...
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