To Reach the Nation''s Ear - A History of African American Public Speaking

African Americans have throughout American history turned to public speaking to enact or prevent change, and create community. The African American community has produced many notable and eloquent speakers and has demonstrated a vibrant oral tradition. This book traces the history of African American public speaking from colonial times to today.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Liberty, Equality and Salvation: African Americans at the Start of the Nation
Chapter 2: All Manner of Reforms
Chapter 3: Emancipation, Segregation and Migration
Chapter 4: Lifting as We Climb: Advancing the Cause
Chapter 5: Waves of Reform and Revolution: The Modern Civil Rights Movement
Chapter 6: "I Am Somebody": Public Speaking in the Age of Integration
Chapter 7: Barack Obama and the "Post-Racial" Society
Bibliographic Essay

About the author

Richard W. Leeman is professor of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is the author of several books, including The Teleological Discourse of Barack Obama (Lexington), and the editor/author of several more, including African-American Orators: A BioCritical Sourcebook and The Will of A People: A Critical Anthology of Great African American Speeches.

Product details

• Authors: Richard W Leeman, Richard W. Leeman, Leeman Richard W.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2024
• EAN: 9781538199923
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-9992-3
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / General, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, HISTORY / African American & Black, Relating to African American / Black American people