Writings on Black women of the diaspora : history, language, and identity /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bracks, Lean'tin L.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Garland Pub., 1998.
Series:	Crosscurrents in African American history ; v. 1. Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 2048.
Subjects:	Prince, Mary. > History of Mary Prince, a West Indian slave. Marshall, Paule, > 1929-2019. > Praisesong for the widow. Walker, Alice, > 1944- > Color purple. Morrison, Toni. > Beloved. American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism. American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism. Slaves' writings, American > History and criticism. Literature and history > United States > History. Women slaves > Biography > History and criticism. Women and literature > United States > History. African American women in literature. Group identity in literature. Women, Black, in literature. Women, Black > Language. Slavery in literature.

Table of Contents:

Literary quilting: history, language, and identity in women's diasporic texts
The history of Mary Prince, a West Indian slave, related by herself: history, ancestry, and identity
Toni Morrison's Beloved: evolving identities from slavery to freedom
Alice Walker's The Color Purple: racism, sexism, and kinship in the process of self-actualization
Paule Marshall's Praisesong for the Widow: Afro-Caribbean rituals of power, place, and identity.