Bettye Collier-Thomas
Auteur de Sisters in the Struggle: African American Women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement
A propos de l'auteur
Bettye Collier-Thomas is Professor of History and Director of the Center for African American History and Culture at Temple University. She lives in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. V.P. Franklin is Distinguished Professor of History in the Department of History and Politics at Drexel University in afficher plus Philadelphia. afficher moins
Œuvres de Bettye Collier-Thomas
Sisters in the Struggle: African American Women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement (2001) — Directeur de publication; Contributeur — 107 exemplaires
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Collier-Thomas, Bettye
- Date de naissance
- 1941-02-18
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Études
- Allen University (BA | 1963)
Atlanta University (MA | 1966)
George Washington University (PhD | 1974) - Organisations
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Association of Black Women Historians
American Historical Association
Organization of American Historians
American Academy of Religion
Southern Historical Association
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Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 9
- Membres
- 320
- Popularité
- #73,923
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 20
- Favoris
- 1
I found A Treasury of African American Christmas Stories while I was searching for (you guessed it!) Christmas stories written by and featuring Black Americans. Stories in a genre(s) other than contemporary romance, as holiday-themed contemporary romance is already easy for me to find.
While this goes without saying for some readers, it doesn't for others, so I'll say it anyway: The fact that literary works like the ones in this treasury are written by and about Black people doesn't mean that only Black people should read them.
All righty, now.
Some of these vintage works are rather heartwarming. And in a social sense, the collection serves as a reminder that Black Americans have historically been present in multiple classes, including the Black elite and upper middle classes.
Granted, not all of these stories are strictly "joy to the world" themed. While they all share Christmastime in common, several of the writers' works are somber or even tragic, reflecting the injustices and dangers Black Americans have faced. Even so, the collection also reflects much more, not only in regard to multiple classes but also in the stories' themes of romantic love; marriage, children, and family relationships; giving and receiving gifts; prayer and faith; and engaging in community.
My favorite story in the collection is "A Christmas Party That Prevented a Split in the Church," a humourous holiday tale that actually had me laughing out loud. Like, "Huh. So, this story was written more than a century ago? Goodness. Church folk stay bein' church folk. Down through the generations, no less."
Not that enough in the story wouldn't easily apply to communities in general, not just to church folk. But still.
I've indeed found a treasure, here.… (plus d'informations)