Paradox in Paradise: The Black Image in Revolutionary America.

Collier, Eugenia

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ERIC Number: EJ466368

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Paradox in Paradise: The Black Image in Revolutionary America.

Collier, Eugenia

Black Scholar, v21 n4 p2-9 Fall 1991

Examines the literature and explores the portrayal of African Americansin creative writings of revolutionary America. The literature of the period reveals the paradox of African-American life in America, where prosperity for some was based on exploitation of others. Works of Benjamin Banneker, Thomas Jefferson, and Phyllis Wheatley are cited. (SLD)

Descriptors: Black Culture, Black History, Black Literature, Black Studies, Characterization, Colonial History (United States), Cultural Images, Eighteenth Century Literature, Ethnic Stereotypes, Paradox, Racial Differences, Racial Discrimination, Revolutionary War (United States), Slavery

Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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