Exodus Politics: Civil Rights and Leadership in African American Literature and Culture

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Exodus Politics Exodus Politics Civil Rights and Leadership in African American Literature and Culture robert j. patterson University of Virginia Press charlottesville and london A book in the American Literatures Initiative (ALI), a collaborative publishing project of NYU Press, Fordham University Press, Rutgers University Press, Temple University Press, and the University of Virginia Press. The Initiative is supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. For more information, please visit www.americanliteratures.org. University of Virginia Press© 2013 by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper First published 2013 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Patterson, Robert J., [date] Exodus politics : civil rights and leadership in African American literature and culture / Robert J. Patterson. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8139-3525-6 (cloth : acid-free paper) ISBN 978-0-8139-3526-3 (pbk. : acid-free paper) ISBN 978-0-8139-3527-0 (e-book) 1. American literature—African American authors—History and criticism. 2. Civil rights in literature. 3. Leadership in literature. I. Title. PS153.N5P366 2013 810.9'896073—dc23 2013011900 For my first love, my greatest love For Doris J. Patterson For Marcilyn L. Patterson For Bessie L. Patterson For the love of music For the children: the nieces, nephews, goddaughters, and godsons For those who came before and those who will come after For doing justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly For life, love, laughter, grace, and the spirit of generosity For one of many moments in time ...