To Reach the Nation's Ear

A History of African American Public Speaking

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

Av Richard W. Leeman, Richard W. Leeman

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Throughout much of American history, African Americans have been denied easy access to most of the traditional modes of effective reform, such as newspapers, legislative assemblies, unions and political parties. Public speaking has thus been one of the most critically important means by which leaders and individuals have reached an audience, enacted or prevented change, and created community. Dating from the earliest days of American history, the African American community has produced many notable and eloquent speakers and has demonstrated a vibrant oral tradition. The volume will follow a chronological organization, tracing the history of African American public speaking from colonial times to the present.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-08-03
Mått150 x 228 x 14 mm
Vikt349 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor254
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781538199923

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IntroductionChapter 1: Liberty, Equality and Salvation: African Americans at the Start of the NationChapter 2: All Manner of ReformsChapter 3: Emancipation, Segregation and MigrationChapter 4: Lifting as We Climb: Advancing the CauseChapter 5: Waves of Reform and Revolution: The Modern Civil Rights MovementChapter 6: “I Am Somebody”: Public Speaking in the Age of IntegrationChapter 7: Barack Obama and the “Post-Racial” SocietyBibliographic Essay

Richard Leeman's To Reach the Nation's Ear: A History of African American Public Speaking is the book we have needed and have been waiting for in the field of public address. Drawing from his years of experience in studying African American rhetoric and public address, Leeman takes the reader from Colonial Times to the present to offer us a must-have introductory text that highlights some of the exemplars within the African American rhetorical tradition.