Maud Martha: A NovelMaud Martha Brown is an ordinary African American girl who deals with racism and sexism in her quite ordinary life. She grows up, gets married, produces a daughter, and shows strength and even heroism in her everyday activities. |
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References to this book
Materializing Democracy: Toward a Revitalized Cultural Politics Russ Castronovo,Dana D. Nelson Limited preview - 2002 |