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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There are also certain peculiarities of form which can be ascribed to the specificity of Afro-American culture and which seem to bring out further the richness of Afro-American literature and thereby its enrichment of American literature. I refer to the brilliant essay writing of James Baldwin which seems to have emanated out of the ser-monesque-rapping of the Afro-American religious experience; the peculiar from of the dialect which Dunbar introduced into his works; and the particular integration of the folkloric tradition which Chestnutt used so well in his "Conjure" tales. One finds a very special...

Author: By Selwyn R. Cudjoe, | Title: Afro-American Lit (Cont.) | 3/7/1979 | See Source »

...horrors of slavery and the middle passage, while on the other hand were the possibilities of redemption and affirmation of the humanistic ideal of man which the Christian religion promised, and which ob-jectively spoke of the noblest ideals of man. It was, I suspect, the attempt to bring forth a synthesis of these two antagonistic poles that became the modus operandiof the literature...

Author: By Selwyn R. Cudjoe, | Title: Afro-American Lit (Cont.) | 3/7/1979 | See Source »

...with freely chosen black leaders, have produced a situation in which there are few ways of preventing the escalation of violence and bloodshed into a major confrontation. One of the few remaining methods of working peacefully is through economic pressure, which could help to motivate the changes needed to bring justice and peace...The Christian Institute supports the call for no further investment in South Africa because...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Faculty Members Reflect on Divestiture | 3/7/1979 | See Source »

While U.S. corporations cannot bring about significant change, their presence actually strengthens apartheid. For instance, American and European multinationals provide the South African government with valuable political protection, insulating the regime from the threat of credible trade sanctions. As long as American firms maintain substantial South African interests, the Congress and the President will be unable and unwilling to invoke economic sanctions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Faculty Members Reflect on Divestiture | 3/7/1979 | See Source »

...whole thrust of 'Side by Side' is to bring professionals to the campus." Alexandra said. She wanted to use Harvard students in the film because "there is not enough professional outlook for students here...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nearly 800 Pack Lowell JCR, Audition for Bit Parts in Film | 3/6/1979 | See Source »

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