The Evolution of Black Literature
Episode 1 of "Making Black America" explores the evolution of Black literature.
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The Evolution of Black Literature
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Episode 1 of "Making Black America" explores the evolution of Black literature.
The first episode of "Making Black America" includes an exploration of the evolution of Black Literature, including a discussion on poet Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. She influenced her fellow Black writers to expand the subjects of their work to include universal feelings, such as love, loss, aspiration, to showcase the Black experience beyond oppression by White people.
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The Evolution of Black Literature
Clip: Episode 1 | 52sVideo has Closed Captions
The first episode of "Making Black America" includes an exploration of the evolution of Black Literature, including a discussion on poet Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. She influenced her fellow Black writers to expand the subjects of their work to include universal feelings, such as love, loss, aspiration, to showcase the Black experience beyond oppression by White people.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. asks his "Making Black America" panel to define "Black love." (1m 55s)
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