Title: The ideologies of African American literature
Description: Washington theorizes that black American social discourse was transmitted to a curious white American public through literature, as a means of bridging the racial caste system. He studies the cultural and sociological effects of representative African American literature in the twentieth century.
Subjects: African Americans in literature, Politics and government, History and criticism, Politics and literature, Intellectual life, Black nationalism, American literature, Harlem Renaissance, Black nationalism in literature, African American authors, African Americans, History, American literature, african american authors, history and criticism, African americans, politics and government, Literature, Politics, Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century