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Jim Crow

Maya Angelou Testified About the Jim Crow South

June 9, 2014 by cathyreisenwitz

From the New York Times piece on the recently passed Maya Angelou: “Hallmarks of Ms. Angelou’s prose style included a directness of voice that recalls African-American oral tradition and gives her work the quality of testimony.” Testimony. In the Alabama Southern Baptist churches I grew up in, we gave our testimonies. By that we meant … [Read more…]

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