Father Songs: Testimonies by African-American Sons and Daughters

by Gloria Wade-Gayles (Editor)

Prose, poetry, and fiction explore the relationships of Black fathers with their sons and daughters

336 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 1997

About the author

See also Gloria Wade Gayles and Gloria Jean Wade-Gayles.

"Gloria Wade Gayles, Ph.D., earned a B.A. in English from LeMoyne College, an M.A. in American Literature from Boston University (as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow), and a Ph.D. in American Studies from Emory University. She was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Meadville-Lombard Theological School of the University of Chicago and named the CASE Professor of Teaching Excellence for the State of Georgia.

"A recipient of the Emory Medal for outstanding scholarship and service of an alumna of Emory University, she has been a DuBois Fellow at Harvard University and Eminent Scholar’s Chair at Dillard University. Other awards include the Spelman College President’s Award for Outstanding Scholarship, the LeMoyne-Owen DuBois Scholar’s Award, and the Malcolm X Award for Community Service in the City of Atlanta for work as an activist in the Civil Rights Movement continued work for justice."--Spelman College