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Patricia Q. Wall
Writer
Portsmouth, NH
Writer
Portsmouth, NH
Based on thorough
research and rich in
historical detail,
Child out of Place
introduces children
(ages 10 & up) to a
neglected chapter
in the history of
enslaved Africans in
America New
England's
involvement.
research and rich in
historical detail,
Child out of Place
introduces children
(ages 10 & up) to a
neglected chapter
in the history of
enslaved Africans in
America New
England's
involvement.
Dorothy Porter Wesley
Author
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Author
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Elwood Watson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of History
East Tennessee State University
Associate Professor
Department of History
East Tennessee State University
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Georgia Perimeter College
I'm a Bad Man: African American Vernacular Culture and the
Making of Muhammad Ali, examines Muhammad Ali as an
Afrocentric culture hero in the tradition of African American
folklore. By exploring Ali's connection with the archetypes of
African and African American orature, such as the trickster,
the bad man, and the culture hero, this study offers an
examination of the heroic persona of Ali. The book also
delineates Ali's utilization of African American verbal practices
to consciously create himself as an Afrocentric folk hero. In
addition, the book offers a comparison of Ali with his real life
folk hero predecessors, Jack Johnson and Joe Louis.
Making of Muhammad Ali, examines Muhammad Ali as an
Afrocentric culture hero in the tradition of African American
folklore. By exploring Ali's connection with the archetypes of
African and African American orature, such as the trickster,
the bad man, and the culture hero, this study offers an
examination of the heroic persona of Ali. The book also
delineates Ali's utilization of African American verbal practices
to consciously create himself as an Afrocentric folk hero. In
addition, the book offers a comparison of Ali with his real life
folk hero predecessors, Jack Johnson and Joe Louis.
"This book endeavors to piece together the broken
utterances of 20 women into a seamless painting
of understanding which is representative of Black
women of the 19th Century… It is an examination
of how the unique position of the African-
American woman provides her with the ability to
dissect the ills of society, and also offers her
distinctive insight for positive transformation..."
~Review by Kam Williams
utterances of 20 women into a seamless painting
of understanding which is representative of Black
women of the 19th Century… It is an examination
of how the unique position of the African-
American woman provides her with the ability to
dissect the ills of society, and also offers her
distinctive insight for positive transformation..."
~Review by Kam Williams
Francille Rusan Wilson
ASALH Executive Council
ASALH Executive Council
Founders of Black History Month
Lillian S. Williams
University of Buffalo
University of Buffalo