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¶ … Black Intellectuals, by William M. Banks. Specifically, it will briefly state the main themes/ideas of the articles, and discuss the impression the book made on the reader.
BLACK INTELLECTUALS
William M. Banks attempts to survey the culture and society of black intellectuals in his book, and looks at their history. His main thesis seems to illustrate the many obstacles blacks have had to face in order to gain education during their history in the United States. He clearly shows it has not always been easy for intellectual blacks to make their way in America, or even receive a good education. Banks discusses some very prominent black American intellectuals, such as Alexander Crummell, Frederick Douglass, Anna Cooper, W.E.B. Du Bois, Alain Locke, and Toni Morrison. In addition, he discusses how even the more educated slaves acted as resources to the people around them, and served as an inspiration to others who wanted to learn to read, write, and make a better world for their people.
Banks shows how blacks...
The author also shows how literacy threatened the entire slavery system in the South, and why the owners were so emphatic their slaves would remain ignorant. Intelligent slaves might actually begin to question their lives, and their bondage, as education always encourages questioning and wonder. Literate slaves could also forge their own documents to escape the South, and so only the most trusted slaves were taught to read and write.
As Banks continues through the modern history of the black intellectual, he covers some of the low points and high points, and does in-depth profiles of many of the people he found the most important in black intellectual development. For example, he discusses Zora Neale Hurston and her contribution to the Harlem Renaissance, which flourished in New York City during the 1920s, yet he…
Bibliography
Banks, William M. Black Intellectuals: Race and Responsibility in American Life. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1996.
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