Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-325) and index.
Contents
In search of rivers: womanist writers and the essay -- Toward an analytical model for literacy and sociopolitical action -- The genesis of authority: when African women became American -- Going against the grain: the acquisition and use of literacy -- From this fertile ground: the development of rhetorical prowess -- A view from a bridge: Afrafeminist ideologies and rhetorical studies.