Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-151) and index.
Contents
Completely well: one view of Black American culture -- Black folklore and the Black American literary tradition -- Freedom and apocalypse: a thematic approach to Black expression -- Revolution and reform: Walker, Douglass, and the road to freedom -- Men and institutions: Booker T. Washington's Up from slavery -- Black man of culture: W.E.B. Du Bois and The souls of Black folk -- From the improbable fields down South: one view of ghetto language and culture -- Racial wisdom and Richard Wright's Native son.