A time for silence
Booker T. Washington in Atlanta
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9238222 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert L Heath (0000-0002-0331-0755, University of Houston, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 385-399 |
| Publication date | 1978-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quarterly Journal of Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-5630 • E-ISSN: 1479-5779 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00335637809383444 |
| OpenAlex | W1989047116 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
Each act of participation in the discussion of social issues has rhetorical potential. Consequently, representatives of oppressed minority groups must decide whether and how to participate in such discussion without inadvertantly supporting their oppressors. Silence is sometimes preferable to participation—when it avoids confirming the efforts of those who seek social control. Such was the circumstance in 1895: a time for silence
Aesthetics · Art · Atlanta · Literature · Political science · Rhetorical question · Silence · Sociology · American Literature and Humor Studies · History · Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 1988 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |