Womanist forefathers : Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Du Bois / Gary L. Lemons.

Author/creator Lemons, Gary L.
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxv, 221 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Theorizing a pro-woman(ist) politics of gender justice before, during and after the Black sexism debate -- Black men writing ourselves into pro-woman(ist) being(s) in the name of the Black maternal -- A recovered past most usable : documenting the history of Black male gender progressivism -- Frederick Douglass's journey from slavery to womanist manhood : liberating the Black male self -- W.E.B. Du Bois : the leading male feminist of his time and most passionate defender of Black women -- Novel for the darker sisters : The quest of the silver fleece and W.E.B. Du Bois's vision of the (quint)essential Black woman(ist) -- On the power of contemporary Black feminist profession -- "Brother"hood called into question -- A vision of pro-woman(ist) masculinity for a "newBlackMan(hood)" -- Hands-on practice : everyday challenges of pro-woman(ist)/feminist fatherhood -- This is what a (Black male) feminist looks like : time has brought about a change.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008050664
ISBN9781438427553 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1438427557 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781438427560 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1438427565 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ1413.D695 L46 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold