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A fatherless child : autobiographical perspectives on African American men / Tara T. Green.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Green, Tara T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Absentee fathers--United States.
- Absentee fathers.
- African American men--Psychology.
- African American men.
- African American men--Social conditions.
- African American authors--Biography.
- African American authors.
- Children of single parents--Psychology.
- Children of single parents.
- Fatherless families--United States.
- Fatherless families.
- Fathers and sons--United States.
- Fathers and sons.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 172 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2009]
- 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.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Where Are the Black Fathers? 1
- Chapter One The Meaning of Langston Hughes's Father-and-Son Relationships 17
- Chapter Two Richard Wright's Fathers and Sons 43
- Chapter Three Malcolm X's Declaration of Independence from His Fathers 75
- Chapter Four Barack Obama's Dreams 103
- Chapter Five The Sons Return to Africa 133.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-178) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826218216
- 0826218210
- OCLC:
- 227919878
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