Tag: w.e.b. dubois

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+ booker t washington, colonialism, germany, poland, w.e.b. dubois, warsaw, poland, william faulkner

How Do We Move Beyond Our “Little Postage Stamp of Native Soil”?

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Where we live, day-to-day, informs us and consumes our existence. We think about our little postage stamps of land and our interactions with the region, both in relation to individuals and land. William Faulkner, on the draw of Mississippi, and specifically his own region in the state, told the Paris Review, “I discovered that my own little postage stamp of native soil was worth … Read More How Do We Move Beyond Our “Little Postage Stamp of Native Soil”?

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+ double conciousness, georgia literature, jim crow, lillian e smith, southern literature, strange fruit, w.e.b. dubois

Rereading Lillian Smith’s “Strange Fruit” :Part II

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Last post, I started looking at my thoughts after I reread Lillian Smith’s Strange Fruit for a virtual book club. I discussed the issues that i still have with the novel, but I also pointed out that, after reading more of Smith’s work, my thoughts about the novel have shifted some, and I see what Smith wanted to accomplish with it. I see the … Read More Rereading Lillian Smith’s “Strange Fruit” :Part II

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