African American Atheists and Political Liberation: A Study of the Sociocultural Dynamics of Faith

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University Press of Florida Gainesville Tallahassee Tampa Boca Raton Pensacola Orlando Miami Jacksonville Ft. Myers Sarasota African American Atheists and Political Liberation A sTudy of The socioculTurAl dynAmics of fAiTh Michael Lackey Copyright 2007 by Michael Lackey Printed in the United States of America on recycled, acid-free paper All rights reserved 13 12 11 10 09 08 6 5 4 3 2 1 First cloth printing, 2007 First paperback printing, 2008 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Lackey, Michael. African American atheists and political liberation : a study of the sociocultural dynamics of faith / Michael Lackey. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-3035-7 (cloth: alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-3318-1 (ppk) ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-3945-9 (e-book) 1. American literature—African American authors—History and criticism. 2. Atheism and literature—United States—History—20th century. 3. African Americans in literature. 4. African Americans—Religion—History—20th century. 5. African American authors—Political and social views. 6. Wright, Richard, 1908–1960—Criticism and interpretation. 7. Larsen, Nella—Criticism and interpretation. 8. Hughes, Langston, 1902–1967—Criticism and interpretation. I. Title. PS153.N5.L33 2007 810.9'8960739–dc22 2006022841 Excerpts from Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston. Copyright 1942 by Zora Neale Hurston; renewed copyright 1970 by John C. Hurston. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers. Excerpts from The Outsider by Richard Wright. Copyright 1953 by Richard Wright; renewed copyright 1981 by Ellen Wright. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers. Excerpt from Short Stories by Langston Hughes. Copyright 1996 by Ramona Bass and Arnold Rampersad. Reprinted by permission of Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC. The University Press of Florida is the scholarly publishing agency for the State University System of Florida, comprising Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, and University of West Florida. University Press of Florida 15 Northwest 15th Street Gainesville, FL 32611-2079 http://www.upf.com For Julie, Anya, and Katya ...