Each Hour Redeem: Time and Justice in African American Literature

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Political Fictions  . Ticking, Not Talking: Timekeeping in Early African American Literature  . “Temporal Damage”: Pragmatism and Plessy in African American Novels, –  . “The Death of the Last Black Man”: Repetition, Lynching, and Capital Punishment in Twentieth-Century African American Literature  . “Seize the Time!” Strategic Presentism in the Black Arts Movement  . Being Black There: Contemporary African American Detective Fiction  Conclusion: Political Truths  Notes  Bibliography  Index  ...