Autobiography and Black identity politics vs Going to Meet the Man: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Autobiography and Black identity politics Autobiography and Black identity politics Kenneth Mostern · 1999 287 pages · ≈ 5 h 19 m · Moderate

"Why has autobiography been central to African-American political speech throughout the twentieth century? What is it about the racialization process that persistently places African-Americans in the position of…

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Cover of Going to Meet the Man Going to Meet the Man James Baldwin · 1965 ★★★★☆ 4.4 226 pages · ≈ 4 h 11 m · Moderate

African-American fiction

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Autobiography and Black identity politicsGoing to Meet the Man
Goodreads — 4.4 (9028)
Hardcover — 4.3 (19)
Apple Books — 4.5 (20)

Reception

Autobiography and Black identity politicsGoing to Meet the Man
Ratings — 9028
Editions 6 30
Citations 35 —
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read — 25107
Reading it now — 852
Written reviews — 1066
Wikipedia attention — 894
Pages 287 226

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