Exodus politics : civil rights and leadership in African American literature and culture /
Patterson, Robert J.,1980-author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-193)  and index.
Introduction: Civil rights, leadership, and exodus politics -- "Is he the one?" : civil rights activism and leadership in Ernest Gaines' The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman -- "The refusal of Christ to accept crucifixion" : bridge leadership in Alice Walker's Meridian -- "The important thing is making generations" : reproduction and blues performances as forms of civil rights leadership in Gayl Jones' Corregidora -- "We all killed him" :  the limits of formal leadership and civil rights legislation in Charles Johnson's Dreamer -- Epilogue: Is there life after exodus politics?
American literature
Civil rights in literature.
Leadership in literature.