Richard W. Leeman

To Reach the Nation's Ear

A History of African American Public Speaking

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Produktbeschreibung

African Americans have throughout American history turned to public speaking to enact or prevent change, and create community. The African American community has produced many notable and eloquent speakers and has demonstrated a vibrant oral tradition. This book traces the history of African American public speaking from colonial times to today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9781538199923
• ISBN-10: 1538199920
• Artikelnr.: 70239489

Autorenporträt

Richard W. Leeman is professor of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is the author of several books, including The Teleological Discourse of Barack Obama (Lexington), and the editor/author of several more, including African-American Orators: A BioCritical Sourcebook and The Will of A People: A Critical Anthology of Great African American Speeches.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Liberty, Equality and Salvation: African Americans at the Start
of the Nation
Chapter 2: All Manner of Reforms
Chapter 3: Emancipation, Segregation and Migration
Chapter 4: Lifting as We Climb: Advancing the Cause
Chapter 5: Waves of Reform and Revolution: The Modern Civil Rights Movement
Chapter 6: "I Am Somebody": Public Speaking in the Age of Integration
Chapter 7: Barack Obama and the "Post-Racial" Society
Bibliographic Essay