Publisher's Synopsis
""Literature and Insurgency: Ten Studies in Racial Evolution"" is a book written by John Curtis Underwood that explores the relationship between literature and social upheaval in the context of racial evolution. The book is divided into ten chapters, each of which examines a different literary work and its connection to a particular moment of social or political unrest.The book begins with an exploration of the Harlem Renaissance and the role that literature played in the cultural and political awakening of African Americans during this time. It then moves on to examine the works of writers such as Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, and James Baldwin, all of whom used literature as a means of challenging the dominant racial ideologies of their time.Other chapters in the book focus on the literature of the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Power Movement, and the Chicano Movement, and the ways in which writers within these movements used their work to challenge the status quo and advocate for change.Throughout the book, Underwood argues that literature has played a crucial role in shaping the course of social and political movements, and that writers have often been at the forefront of these movements, using their words to inspire and mobilize people to action. Ultimately, ""Literature and Insurgency"" provides a fascinating and insightful look at the power of literature to effect social change, and the ways in which writers have used their craft to shape the course of history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
