R Sharpless
Biographic Data
| ID | 10327497 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R Sharpless |
| GIVEN NAMES | R |
| FAMILY NAME | Sharpless |
| SIGNATURE | SHARPLESS R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Beyond Forty Acres and a Mule
Beyond Forty Acres and a Mule, a collection of twelve essays, provides a potent counternarrative to the story of African Americans only as sharecroppers. These richly documented essays add depth and complexity to the little-known story of African American landowners, who struggled against not only racism but also social, economic, and political barriers (p. 30). African American farmers held significant amounts of land, and they used their status…
Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs
When Psyche A. Williams-Forson began to research Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs, she wanted to look at how chickens have played into “racist and stereotypical associations” with African Americans (p. 220). She has done that, but perhaps more importantly, her final result is also a declaration of African American women's need for “self-definition, self-actualization, and self-discovery” (ibid.). Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs is not just…
Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs
When Psyche A. Williams-Forson began to research Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs, she wanted to look at how chickens have played into “racist and stereotypical associations” with African Americans (p. 220). She has done that, but perhaps more importantly, her final result is also a declaration of African American women's need for “self-definition, self-actualization, and self-discovery” (ibid.). Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs is not just…
Beyond Forty Acres and a Mule
Beyond Forty Acres and a Mule, a collection of twelve essays, provides a potent counternarrative to the story of African Americans only as sharecroppers. These richly documented essays add depth and complexity to the little-known story of African American landowners, who struggled against not only racism but also social, economic, and political barriers (p. 30). African American farmers held significant amounts of land, and they used their status…
Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs
When Psyche A. Williams-Forson began to research Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs, she wanted to look at how chickens have played into “racist and stereotypical associations” with African Americans (p. 220). She has done that, but perhaps more importantly, her final result is also a declaration of African American women's need for “self-definition, self-actualization, and self-discovery” (ibid.). Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs is not just…
Beyond Forty Acres and a Mule
Beyond Forty Acres and a Mule, a collection of twelve essays, provides a potent counternarrative to the story of African Americans only as sharecroppers. These richly documented essays add depth and complexity to the little-known story of African American landowners, who struggled against not only racism but also social, economic, and political barriers (p. 30). African American farmers held significant amounts of land, and they used their status…
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