Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2000

Abstract

Nathan Oliver examines the complex relationship between literacy, power, and liberation in African American history. The author explores how literacy became a powerful tool for liberation and enabled African Americans to confront the inconsistencies between their lived experiences and the ideals expressed in the United States’ founding documents. Conference paper; originally published in Western Reserve Studies Symposium (15th:2000 : Cleveland, Ohio).

Keywords

African Americans--Books and reading--United States--History, Literacy--Social aspects--United States--History, African Americans--Civil rights--History, Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784

Publication Title

Western Reserve Studies Symposium

Volume

15

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© Author(s). Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, provides this content for non-commercial, personal, or research use only. All other use, including but not limited to commercial or scholarly reproductions, redistribution, publication or transmission, whether by electronic means or otherwise, without prior written permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited.

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