1. Worked by Markéta Svobodová 2010/2011

2. Afro-American literature main themes of books from a.a. authors main authors black power right meaning Black Panther party Barack Obama

3. Main themes of books from a.a. authors Slavery Comunity Culture Also other themes with no connection with authors origin

4. Popular authors Phillis Wheatley Harriet Wilson Harriet Jacobs Toni Morrison Richard Wright Frederick Douglass

5. Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784), America's First Black Woman Poet From Senegal Pieces: Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.

6. Harriet Wilson (March 15, 1825 – June 28, 1900) One of the first Afro-American author, whose novel was published Pieces: „Our nig“ – in many ways autobiographical

7. Phillis Wheatley Statue of Harriet Wilson

8. Harriet Jacobs (February 11, 1813 - March 7, 1897) Published her anguished life experiences Pieces: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl – confession about sexual harrasment in slavery by masters to slave women

9. Richard Wright (4. 9.1908 – 28. 11. 1960) Books: Uncle Tom‘s children Black Power Native son The Outsider Black Boy

10. Harriet Jacobs Richard Wright

11. Frederick Douglass (circa 1818 – February 20, 1895) Leader of abolitionist movement Antislavery writer Books: The Heroic Slave My Bondage and My Freedom A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

12. Frederick Douglass

13. Toni Morrison – Chloe Anthony Wofford (18. 2. 1931) 1993 Nobel prize for literaure Pieces: The bluest Eye 1970 Beloved 1987 ( 1988 Pullitzer prize) Jazz 1992 Love 2003

14. Tonni Morrison

16. The right meaning Political slogan introducing effort of black african race people throughout the world and primarily in the USA To realize the main intentions – to present the pride of a. a. people, make their own political system, culture institutions and incomporate black race to the other human races

17. First used in Richard Wright‘s book called „Black power“ (1954) 1966 used this term by New York politician Adam Clayton Powell „To demand these God-given rights is to seek black power“

19. As a slogan was „Black power“ used by Stokely Carmichael and Willie Ricks from SNCC - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC = part of American civil rights movement (1960‘s)

21. Tommie Smith, John Carlos ; 1968; Olympic games in Mexico City

22. Black panthers party Huey P. Newton Primary purpose = to help poor a. a. people Ideology: marxism, leninism, socialism, black nationalism Battles with police, FBI COINTELPRO

23. New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense Malik Zulu Shabazz – attorney of NBPP

25. Barack Obama

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