Black Orpheus
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In twentieth-century African American fiction, music has been elevated to the level of religion primarily because of its Orphic, magical power to unsettle oppressive realities, to liberate the soul and to create, at least temporarily, a medium of freedom. This collection explores literary invocations of music from the Harlem Renaissance to Toni Morrison.
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Cosmopolitanism in the Fictive Imagination of W. E. B. du Bois
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Women in Chains: The Legacy of Slavery in Black Women's Fiction
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African-American Literature: A Brief Introduction and Anthology
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Shakin' Up Race and Gender: Intercultural Connections in Puerto Rican, African American, and Chicano Narratives and Culture (1965-1995)
