Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
New World A-Coming: African American Documentary Intertexts of the Federal Writers' Project. |
| Authors: |
Butts, J. J.1 |
| Source: |
African American Review. Winter2011, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p649-666. 18p. |
| Subject Terms: |
New Deal, 1933-1939, Inner cities |
| Company/Entity: |
Federal Writers' Project |
| Reviews & Products: |
12,000,000 Black Voices (Book), New World A-Coming: Inside Black America (Book) |
| People: |
Ottley, Roi, 1906-1960, Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 |
| Abstract: |
A literary criticism discusses documentary texts on the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, particularly the 1941 book "12 Million Black Voices" by Richard Wright and the 1943 book "New World A-Coming" by Roi Ottley. It examines these works as intertexts of guidebooks to New York City produced by the Federal Writers' Project (FWP), a New Deal program. The author explores spatial representation, the identification of Harlem as a ghetto, and relationships between folk cultural and national community. |
| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
