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Cultural Perspective of James Baldwin

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" THE DANGER OF A SINGLE STORY " BY CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE ( PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO ) AUTHOR THEMATIC ESSAY https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg
After CLICKING HERE & VIEWING " The Danger of a Single Story" in COURSE ASSIGNMENTS; choose one author from list in course assignments and research 2 credible, reliable sources FROM OUR LIBRARY DATABASE: GALE LITERATURE about your author by specifically focusing /illustrating /explaining examples about the author's background/experiences ! Please see ELIZABETH BISHOP article in course assignments !
As a primary theme, you must focus on any global /cultural perspectives that the author may have related to their literary background/experiences !
As a secondary theme, you should include any educational; economical; political; social influences about the author.
IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO DISCUSS A SPECIFIC LITERARY WORK BY THE AUTHOR UNLESS IT'S AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL. ALSO, PLEASE DO NOT INDICATE WHEN THEY WERE BORN OR DIED !
PLEASE USE MICROSOFT WORD TO TYPE YOUR USING 10-12 POINT FONT /TIMES NEW ROMAN AND DOUBLE - SPACED. YOUR MINIMUM 5 - PARAGRAPH ESSAY INTRODUCTION - BODY - CONCLUSION) MUST INCLUDE THE WORKS CITED PAGE ( 2 SOURCES ) at the end of your essay ! ALSO, INDICATE IN-TEXT CITATIONS WHERE NEEDED AND PROOFREAD YOUR STATEMENT
LIST OF AUTHORS: ( choose one)
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE
SHERMAN ALEXIE
JAMES BALDWIN
TONI CADE BAMBARA
MAY-LEE CHAI
MARILYN CHIN
SANDRA CISNEROS
RALPH ELLISON
LOUISE ERDICH
NIKKI GIOVANNI
DAVID HENRY HWANG
KATHERINE MIN
MARJANE SATRAPI
AMY TAN
ALICE WALKER

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James Baldwin: Author Introduction
James Baldwin remains among the most influential and famous African American authors whose work, like any other author, was influenced by the environment in which he grew in. He was born of a single mother and never knew his father. His mother, Emma Jones, was among the thousands who fled the American South during the era of the great migration (Biography). He also grew up in an era where the Civil Rights Movement was gaining momentum, and the prejudice against people of color had deeply entrenched American society. Baldwin developed two core themes from his experiences as an African American in his literary work.
The central theme is social and political activism. On his return from Paris in 1957, the Civil Rights legislation was being discussed in Congress. Two of his essays highlight the struggle for social and political freedom, including The Hard Kind of Courage and Nobody Knows my Name. While writing about the social and political struggle, he aligned his notions with the Congress of Racial Equality (Azakarin). Through CORE, he traveled across the USA, giving lectures on the Civil Rights Movement. The struggle for civil rights is not just an...
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