Worked by Markéta Svobodová

2010/2011

Afro-American literaturemain themes of books from a.a. authorsmain authors

black powerright meaningBlack Panther partyBarack Obama

Main themes of books from a.a. authorsSlaveryComunityCultureAlso other themes with no connection with

authors origin

Popular authorsPhillis WheatleyHarriet WilsonHarriet JacobsToni MorrisonRichard WrightFrederick Douglass

Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784), America's First Black Woman PoetFrom SenegalPieces:

Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.

Harriet Wilson (March 15, 1825 – June 28, 1900)One of the first Afro-American author, whose

novel was publishedPieces:

„Our nig“ – in many ways autobiographical

Phillis WheatleyStatue of Harriet Wilson

Harriet Jacobs (February 11, 1813 - March 7, 1897)Published her anguished life experiencesPieces:

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl – confession about sexual harrasment in slavery by masters to slave women

Richard Wright (4. 9.1908 – 28. 11. 1960)Books:

Uncle Tom‘s childrenBlack PowerNative sonThe OutsiderBlack Boy

Harriet Jacobs Richard Wright

• Frederick Douglass (circa 1818 – February 20, 1895) Leader of abolitionist movement Antislavery writer Books:

The Heroic Slave My Bondage and My Freedom A Narrative of the Life of Frederick

Douglass, an American Slave

Frederick Douglass

Toni Morrison – Chloe Anthony Wofford (18. 2. 1931)

1993 Nobel prize for literaurePieces:

The bluest Eye 1970Beloved 1987 ( 1988 Pullitzer prize)Jazz 1992Love 2003

Tonni Morrison

The right meaningPolitical slogan introducing effort of black

african race people throughout the world and primarily in the USA

To realize the main intentions – to present the pride of a. a. people, make their own political system, culture institutions and incomporate black race to the other human races

First used in Richard Wright‘s book called „Black power“ (1954)

1966 used this term by New York politician Adam Clayton Powell „To demand these God-given rights is to seek

black power“

As a slogan was „Black power“ used by Stokely Carmichael and Willie Ricks from SNCC - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

SNCC = part of American civil rights movement (1960‘s)

Tommie Smith, John Carlos ; 1968; Olympic games in Mexico City

Black panthers partyHuey P. NewtonPrimary purpose = to help poor a. a. peopleIdeology: marxism, leninism, socialism, black

nationalismBattles with police, FBICOINTELPRO

New Black Panther Party for Self-DefenseMalik Zulu Shabazz – attorney of NBPP

Barack Obama

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