Call & Response: The Riverside Anthology of the African American Literary Tradition

by Patricia Liggins Hill (Editor), Bernard W. Bell (Editor), Frederick Douglass (Contributor)

This comprehensive, chronological anthology of African and African American literature asserts that there is a distinctly black literary and cultural aesthetic, one that originated in the oral traditions of Africa and was kept alive during the American slavery experience. This text represents the centuries-long emergence of this aesthetic in poetry, fiction, drama, essays, speeches, sermons, criticism, journals, and the full range of song lyrics from the spiritual to rap.

Genres: Literature, Nonfiction, Anthologies

Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[David]

A tremendously important anthology that should be on the shelf of all American literature teachers. Very comprehensive and lesson-friendly.

[Ashley Craven]

This is an amazing anthology of African American Literature. I sold this book back in college, and I have regretted it ever since! There is rich collection of poignant, vivid, and emotional works.

[Lord' Williams]

This is a great book on African American Literiture. A most for AA writers. -This book is rich with knowledge.