African American

The keyword African American is tagged in the following 8 articles.

Duke Ellington's Jazz Narrative of the African-American: Black, Brown, and Beige

June 29, 2011 - 1954 words | African-American Studies » Jazz

To assume the task of narrating the history of an overtly oppressed race is a daunting responsibility. Nonetheless, Edward Kennedy Ellington undertook this task in composing the multi-movement jazz suite Black, Brown, and Beige. Originally debuted at Carnegie Hall... Read Article »

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African American Studies Duke Ellington Jazz Mahalia Jackson

Jazz Writing: Identity and Multiculturalism in Jazz Literature

June 14, 2011 - 4564 words | African-American Studies » Jazz

Jazz is not a solitary art. Its form does not only reveal itself in the music. Jazz finds manifestation in many other forms of expression, including the powerful narratives encompassing jazz literature. In all of its modes, jazz narrates a people’s emotional... Read Article »

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African American Studies Jazz Jazz Literature Multiculturalism Ntozake Shange James Baldwin Ralph Ellison Duke Ellington

Slavery and Religion in the Antebellum South

January 24, 2011 - 2554 words | African-American Studies » Slavery

For many decades, scholars have debated the importance of religion in helping slaves cope with the horrible experience of slavery in the antebellum South. However, the way they treated the subject differs and the conclusions they reached are varied. From the early... Read Article »

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Slavery Slaves And Religion Antebellum South Religion Of Slavery American Slavery African American Traditions

The "N-Word:" The Use and Development of the Term "Nigger" in African-American Culture, as Depicted in the Plays of August Wilson

January 10, 2011 - 3858 words | Linguistics » August Wilson

August Wilson represents the experiences of African-Americans in each decade of the 20th century in his Pittsburgh Cycle, a collection of ten plays. Throughout this canon, language is used not just as an important form of communication amongst the characters... Read Article »

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August Wilson African-American Experience Slang Pittsburgh Cycle African American Culture N Word

Slavery Plays Jump-Rope with Racism: Examining the Poetry of Phillis Wheatley

December 10, 2009 - 4303 words | English » Phillis Wheatley

Children’s literature in the context of this research paper (and hopefully too in the eyes of the majority) is the ultimate escape; it is neither box nor leash nor constraint of any sort. It is the one genre of literature that does not hold itself to a predetermined... Read Article »

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Racism African American Studies Slavery Children's Literature Phillis Wheatley Marilyn Nelson Emett Till Phillis Wheatley

An Insatiable Hunger: A Literary Analysis of Richard Wright's Autobiography, "Black Boy"

December 8, 2009 - 2080 words | English » Richard Wright

The autobiography Black Boy, by Richard Wright, is a tale of hope and determination. It catalogues Wright’s life growing up as an African-American in Jim Crow South, depicting the economic and social struggles that were stereotypical for African-Americans at... Read Article »

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Richard Wright Black Boy American Hunger Autobiography Literary Analysis Insatiable Hunger Hunger For Knowledge Jim Crow South African American Studies

In Search of Manhood: The Black Male's Struggle for Identity and Power

November 3, 2009 - 5143 words | African-American Studies » Discrimination

Within the cultural framework of America, the systemic structure is characterized by White male patriarchy that allows for Black males to have the ability to negotiate the way in which they have been socialized and institutionalized to think, act, and behave because... Read Article »

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Black Men African-American Males Identity Patriarchy Manhood Oppression African American Black Struggle For Identity And Power

Sermons in Sociolinguistic Skins: An analysis of Wharry's study on discourse markers in African-American sermons

October 22, 2009 - 1722 words | African-American Studies » Sermons

In her article, “Amen and Hallelujah preaching: Discourse functions in African American sermons,” Cheryl Wharry examines the use of “sermonic expressions” by African American preachers to denote textual changes, to mark rhythm (a feature commonly... Read Article »

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Sociolinguistics Sermon African American African-American Ebonic Cheryl Wharry Discourse Discourse Marker