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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia ; London : University of Missouri Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

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:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Where Are the Black Fathers?

Chapter One: The Meaning of Langston Hughes's Father-and-Son Relationships

Chapter Two: Richard Wright's Fathers and Sons

Chapter Three: Malcolm X's Declaration of Independence from His Fathers

Chapter Four: Barack Obama's Dreams

Chapter Five: The Sons Return to Africa

Conclusion: Contemporary African American Fathers and Communities

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-178) and index.

ISBN:

9780826266545

0826266541

OCLC:

607934735