Black Womanist Ethics

by Katie Geneva Cannon

Book Overview

This study articulates the distinctive moral character of the Afro-American women's community. Beginning with a reconstructive history of the Afro-American woman's situation in America, Katie G. Cannon goes on to trace the emergence of the Black woman's literary tradition and explain its importance in expressing the moral wisdom of Black women. The life and work of Zora Neale Hurston are examined in detail for her unique contributions to the moral...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155540216X
• ISBN13: 9781555402167
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.7"