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Black women writers of Louisiana : telling their stories / Ann B. Dobie ; illustrations by Daren Tucker ; foreword by Phebe A. Hayes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dobie, Ann B., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--Louisiana--African American authors--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- American literature--Louisiana--Women authors--History and criticism.
- African American women authors--Louisiana--History and criticism.
- African American women authors.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (93 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- Louisiana has been home, by birth or adoption, to numerous literary greats. But among that talent, there's an under-celebrated cohort: Black women. Due to lack of education and opportunity, their record is fairly brief, but over the past century they have been responsible for a flowering of literature that portrays the Black experience through poetry, fiction, plays, essays and journalism. The writers profiled here have not gone wholly unrecognized though--far from it. Some have been honored with prestigious awards and have found a readership large enough to put them at the forefront of the national literary scene. Beginning with Alice Ruth Dunbar Nelson--a fiery activist, columnist and storyteller in the late nineteenth century--the work extends to Fatima Shaik, named 2021 Louisiana Writer of the Year. Join Ann B. Dobie on this celebration of Louisiana literary talent.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword, by Phebe A. Hayes, PhD
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Alice Ruth Moore Dunbar-Nelson: A Woman Before Her Time
- Sybil Kein: Preserving Créolité
- Pinkie Gordon Lane: A Quiet Pioneer
- Brenda Marie Osbey: Capturing a Culture in Poetry
- Mona Lisa Saloy: Folklorist and Poet
- Elizabeth Brown-Guillory: Scholar, Teacher, Playwright
- Olympia Vernon: Waiting on a Consensus
- Malaika Favorite: Artist and Poet
- Fatima Shaik: A Writer of Many Genres
- Jesmyn Ward: Telling Stories About the People She Loves
- Ladee Hubbard: Introducing the Ribkins
- Sarah Broom: A New Voice Is Heard
- Quoted Sources
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781439674246
- 1439674248
- OCLC:
- 1292364508
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