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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.
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.
Lillian S. Williams
University of Buffalo
University of Buffalo
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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Michelle Wright
Shawn L. Williams
Humanities Department
Georgia Perimeter College
Humanities Department
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.
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.
"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
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
Founders of Black History Month
Francille Rusan Wilson
ASALH Executive Council
ASALH Executive Council