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“It is not enough to express our sympathy by words, we should be ready to crystallize it into actions.” ~ Frances Harper
Class Discussion, 4/22
“Thus all art is propaganda and ever must be, despite the wailing of the purists. I stand in utter shamelessness and say that whatever art I have for writing has been used always for propaganda for gaining the right of black folk to love and enjoy. I do not care a damn for any art…
Class Discussion, 4/20
Was the end of The Marrow of Tradition a satisfying and/or fitting one? I fear I might be in the minority by saying this, but my answer is yes; I believe it was both. But, Rachel! Most of the African American characters we’ve come to know died, and Major Carteret and his family all remained…
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