Patterson, Robert J.,  1980- <br/><br/>
Exodus politics :  civil rights and leadership in African American literature and culture / 
Robert J. Patterson. 
 - 1 online resource (216 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Gendered contexts: civil rights, leadership, exodus politics, and African American literature -- Is he the one?: the politics of gender and gender politics: civil rights activism and leadership in Ernest Gaines' The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman -- The refusal of Christ to accept crucifixion: bridge leadership refutes the paradoxes of exodus politics in Alice Walker's Meridian -- The important thing is making generations: reconsidering reproduction and blues performances as forms of civil rights leadership in Gayl Jones' Corregidora -- We all killed him the limits of (formal) leadership and civil rights legislation in Charles Johnson's Dreamer -- Epilogue: Is there life after exodus politics?. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813935270 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.<br/>Civil rights in literature.<br/>Leadership in literature.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS153.N5  / P366 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>810.9/896073