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The Impact Of Slavery And Colonialism On The Black Consciousness: Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, The Confessions Of Nat Turner, And Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl, Mariam Badawi
Theses and Dissertations
According to the German author, essayist, and empirical psychologist Karl Philipp Moritz, to be able to analyze someone psychologically, we have to be able to analyze ourselves as one would know oneself better than one would know anyone else. Therefore, he proposed the study of autobiographies to be able to delve into a writer's "innermost soul"; through their knowledge of themselves" (qtd. in Schlumbohm 32). Moreover, "the psychological effect that the ideology of white supremacy and European imperialism, in the form of slavery and colonialism, has had on Africa and her people has never been fully addressed and understood" (Nobles …
Autobiographies By Americans Of Color 1995-2000: An Annotated Bibliography, Rebecca Stuhr, Deborah Iwabuchi
Autobiographies By Americans Of Color 1995-2000: An Annotated Bibliography, Rebecca Stuhr, Deborah Iwabuchi
Rebecca A Stuhr
This annotated bibliography covers the years 1995 through 2000 which saw a tremendous output of autobiographical material by Americans of color. Publishers released works by prominent civil rights leaders, musicians, entertainers, athletes, as well as unsung heroes with the courage to strive for a better life. This is the follow-up to the first volume of the "Autobiographies by Americans of Color" bibliography series.
Autobiographies By Americans Of Color 1980-1994: An Annotated Bibliography, Rebecca Stuhr
Autobiographies By Americans Of Color 1980-1994: An Annotated Bibliography, Rebecca Stuhr
Rebecca A Stuhr
This book compiles and provides a brief summary of autobiographies published or reissued during the last decades of the 20th century. This is an excellent source for finding personal accounts of growing up just after the end of slavery through the civil rights movement, experiences for Japanese Americans during World War II, the American Indian Movement, and the growing movement for rights for immigrant labor in the United States. Many of these autobiographies were written to provide an account of family history, hardship endured, and accomplishments achieved for the next generation.