"A World More Attractive: A View of Modern Literature and Politics." Contemporary Literature and Criticism. 3 (1975): 545. ... This article is valuable in that it expresses the idea that this book attacked a system of lies that made it possible for white Americans to rationalize the persecution of blacks. ... "On Rereading Native Son." ... "Richard Wright and Albert Camus: The Literature of Revolt." ...
During the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, well-educated African-American people began producing literature that explained the horrors of racism. ... An example of this idea would be areas similar to Compton, Harlem, and the Black Belt of Chicago which was the neighborhood of Bigger Thomas from Richard Wright's Native Son. ... Native Son shows a very different point of view than most readers are accustomed to which is a reason why it has been so heavily censored. ... " This beautiful piece of literature shows the frustration of Claude McKay and his race that has been deemed powerl...
Prison Literature in America. ... The Black Power Movement and American Culture, 1965-1975. ... One could argue that African Americans as a result of they"re historically subordinate and oppressed position, have encompassed a unique sub-cultural position within American society. ... A specific African-American subculture that has played a significant role in the American cultural landscape through its intensified position of racial subordination in black prisoners. ... Malcolm's transformation at Norfolk prison resulted in a constricting white American society. ...
