Deep in the Soul of Texas
An Anthology of Black Literature from the Lone Star State
Cary Clack(Editor)
Texas A & M University Press
Will be published approx. on 26. May 2027
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-1-64843-342-9 (ISBN)
Description
Deep in the Soul of Texas: An Anthology of Black Literature from the Lone Star State presents vivid firsthand accounts of resistance, perseverance, and triumph of the Black experience as the first-ever anthology of African American Texan writers. From Giddings poet Gwendolyn B. Bennett (1902-1981) to Beaumont native and intellectual Amilcar Shabazz, this anthology highlights the most prominent literary figures of each decade and features Texas' leading African American writers of today.
Edited by Cary Clack, the first Black metro columnist at the San Antonio Express-News, this anthology represents an important attempt at uncovering and celebrating the roots of Black writing and writers from and about Texas. This collection of poetry, fiction, essays, drama, speeches, and memoir join to celebrate story, imagination, and language of the last 150 years of Texas history. Within each chapter, the anthology grows one step closer in addressing a longstanding question that looms over the Lone Star State: what does it mean to be Black in Texas?
Each of the five parts in this anthology features a different facet of Black history from escape and heritage to folklore and injustice. Illuminating the varied Black experience in Texas, this anthology fills a major gap in Texas literature. Deep in the Soul of Texas brings light to all Texans as it helps change conversations-not just about what it means to be Black in Texas but expanding conceptions of what being "a Texan" truly means.
Edited by Cary Clack, the first Black metro columnist at the San Antonio Express-News, this anthology represents an important attempt at uncovering and celebrating the roots of Black writing and writers from and about Texas. This collection of poetry, fiction, essays, drama, speeches, and memoir join to celebrate story, imagination, and language of the last 150 years of Texas history. Within each chapter, the anthology grows one step closer in addressing a longstanding question that looms over the Lone Star State: what does it mean to be Black in Texas?
Each of the five parts in this anthology features a different facet of Black history from escape and heritage to folklore and injustice. Illuminating the varied Black experience in Texas, this anthology fills a major gap in Texas literature. Deep in the Soul of Texas brings light to all Texans as it helps change conversations-not just about what it means to be Black in Texas but expanding conceptions of what being "a Texan" truly means.
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Language
English
Place of publication
College Station
United States
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-64843-342-9 (9781648433429)
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Persons
Cary Clack, a 2017 inductee of the Texas Institute of Letters, is a longtime columnist and editorial board member for the San Antonio Express-News, where he was the first Black metro columnist and member of the editorial board. He is the author of two books and formerly served as district director for Congressman Joaquin Castro and communications director for Mayor Ivy Taylor of San Antonio.