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      Call and Response

      by Patricia Liggins Hill
      Published
      Jan 1998
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      2039
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      This comprehensive, chronological anthology of African and African American literature asserts that there is a distinctly black literary and cultural aesthetic, one that originated in the oral traditions of Africa and was kept alive during the American slavery experience. This text represents the centuries-long emergence of this aesthetic in poetry, fiction, drama, essays, speeches, sermons, criticism, journals, and the full range of song lyrics from the spiritual to rap.

      • Produced in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution, the audio CD is a one-of-a-kind collection of many of the poems, chants, and songs included in the book.

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      Jan 1998 Houghton Mifflin ISBN13 9780395884058 ISBN10 0395884055
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      Apr 1997 Houghton Mifflin ISBN13 9780395884041 ISBN10 0395884047
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