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Each Hour Redeem

English, Daylanne K.

Each Hour Redeem Time and Justice in African American Literature / [electronic resource] : Daylanne K. English. - London : University of Minnesota Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (vii, 230 pages :) illustrations ;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-217) and index.

Introduction: Political fictions -- Ticking, not talking: Timekeeping in early African American literature -- "Temporal damage": Pragmatism and Plessy in African American novels, 1896-1902 -- "The death of the last black man": Repetition, lynching, and capital punishment in twentieth-century African American literature -- "Seize the time!" Strategic presentism in the black arts movement -- Being black there: Contemporary African American detective fiction -- Conclusion: Political truths.

9781452939445 1452939446


Justice in literature.
Time in literature.
American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PS153.N5 / E59 2013

810.9/896073