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Worked by Markéta Svobodová
2010/2011
Afro-American literaturemain themes of books from a.a. authorsmain authors
black powerright meaningBlack Panther partyBarack Obama
Main themes of books from a.a. authorsSlaveryComunityCultureAlso other themes with no connection with
authors origin
Popular authorsPhillis WheatleyHarriet WilsonHarriet JacobsToni MorrisonRichard WrightFrederick Douglass
Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784), America's First Black Woman PoetFrom SenegalPieces:
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.
Harriet Wilson (March 15, 1825 – June 28, 1900)One of the first Afro-American author, whose
novel was publishedPieces:
„Our nig“ – in many ways autobiographical
Phillis WheatleyStatue of Harriet Wilson
Harriet Jacobs (February 11, 1813 - March 7, 1897)Published her anguished life experiencesPieces:
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl – confession about sexual harrasment in slavery by masters to slave women
Richard Wright (4. 9.1908 – 28. 11. 1960)Books:
Uncle Tom‘s childrenBlack PowerNative sonThe OutsiderBlack Boy
Harriet Jacobs Richard Wright
• Frederick Douglass (circa 1818 – February 20, 1895) Leader of abolitionist movement Antislavery writer Books:
The Heroic Slave My Bondage and My Freedom A Narrative of the Life of Frederick
Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick Douglass
Toni Morrison – Chloe Anthony Wofford (18. 2. 1931)
1993 Nobel prize for literaurePieces:
The bluest Eye 1970Beloved 1987 ( 1988 Pullitzer prize)Jazz 1992Love 2003
Tonni Morrison
The right meaningPolitical slogan introducing effort of black
african race people throughout the world and primarily in the USA
To realize the main intentions – to present the pride of a. a. people, make their own political system, culture institutions and incomporate black race to the other human races
First used in Richard Wright‘s book called „Black power“ (1954)
1966 used this term by New York politician Adam Clayton Powell „To demand these God-given rights is to seek
black power“
As a slogan was „Black power“ used by Stokely Carmichael and Willie Ricks from SNCC - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC = part of American civil rights movement (1960‘s)
Tommie Smith, John Carlos ; 1968; Olympic games in Mexico City
Black panthers partyHuey P. NewtonPrimary purpose = to help poor a. a. peopleIdeology: marxism, leninism, socialism, black
nationalismBattles with police, FBICOINTELPRO
New Black Panther Party for Self-DefenseMalik Zulu Shabazz – attorney of NBPP
Barack Obama
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