African American Literature

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respond to the following questions and prompts:

1) Author/Reading: Which author and reading did you select and why?

2) Main Idea: What do you think is the main idea the author is trying to convey in the reading you selected? What acts of resistance did you see in this reading/author? (give at least one clear, detailed example).

3) Rhetorical Purpose: We discussed several rhetorical purposes for the writings in this unit (rhetorical purposes being the reasons these authors were writing). Describe how this author/reading is an example of at least one of the rhetorical purposes we discussed. 

Your response to the questions above should be numbered (1, 2, 3) with at least one full paragraph for each response. Be detailed and specific; do not generalize (i.e., do not make broad general statements). Finally, be sure to revise and edit your post for organization, clarity, coherence, grammar, and mechanics before submitting it