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Bright Skin

Theodore Rosengarten

4.7/5 ( ratings)

Julia Peterkin pioneered in demonstrating the literary potential for serious depictions of the African American experience. Rejecting the prevailing sentimental stereotypes of her times, she portrayed her black characters with sympathy and understanding, endowing them with the full dimensions of human consciousness. In these novels and stories, she tapped the richness of rural southern black culture and oral traditions to capture the conflicting realities in an African American community and to reveal a grace and courage worthy of black pride.

Language: English

Pages: 360

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Release: February 01, 1998

ISBN: 0820319546

ISBN 13: 9780820319544

Bright Skin

Theodore Rosengarten

4.7/5 ( ratings)

Julia Peterkin pioneered in demonstrating the literary potential for serious depictions of the African American experience. Rejecting the prevailing sentimental stereotypes of her times, she portrayed her black characters with sympathy and understanding, endowing them with the full dimensions of human consciousness. In these novels and stories, she tapped the richness of rural southern black culture and oral traditions to capture the conflicting realities in an African American community and to reveal a grace and courage worthy of black pride.

Language: English

Pages: 360

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Release: February 01, 1998

ISBN: 0820319546

ISBN 13: 9780820319544

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