A fatherless child : autobiographical perspectives on African American men /

A fatherless child : autobiographical perspectives on African American men /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Green, Tara T.
Imprint:	Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2009.
Description:	x, 172 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Absentee fathers -- United States. African American men -- Psychology. African American men -- Social conditions. African American authors -- Biography. Children of single parents -- Psychology. Fatherless families -- United States. Fathers and sons -- United States. Absentee fathers. African American authors. African American men -- Psychology. African American men -- Social conditions. Children of single parents -- Psychology. Fatherless families. Fathers and sons. United States. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7628982

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ISBN:	9780826218216 (alk. paper) 0826218210 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-178) and index.
Summary:	"Examining the works of Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Malcolm X, and Barack Obama, Green portrays the intersecting experiences of generations of black men during the twentieth century both before and after the civil rights movement, revealing the impact of fatherlessness on racial and gender identity formation"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Where Are the Black Fathers?
Chapter One. The Meaning of Langston Hughes's Father-and-Son Relationships
Chapter Two. Richard Wright's Fathers and Sons
Chapter Three. Malcolm X's Declaration of Independence from His Fathers
Chapter Four. Barack Obama's Dreams
Chapter Five. The Sons Return to Africa
Conclusion: Contemporary African American Fathers and Communities
Works Cited
Index