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Atonement
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October 16, 1995, is the historic
day when African American men
gathered in one place, in one spirit,
and with a single purpose: to atone.
They assembled in Washington,
D.C., one million strong, rich and
poor, young and old , gay and
straight, Muslim and Christian,
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standing on the shoulders of Moses,
Marcus, Martin, Malcolm, and
Mandela.
The M illion M a n March
fT/fz Pilgrim Press; 1996)
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These are the stories of the men
who were there - moving, spirit-
filled accounts, in their own words,
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The M illion M üh March
that share the indelible experiences
of this remarkable gathering.
But these men are not merely
reminiscing. They look to the fu­
ture and ask, What now? What can
we do in our own lives, what com­
mitments can we make to our loved
ones and our communities, to bring
about genuine change? This is the
real challenge - the enduring legacy
- of the Million Man March.
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Father Songs
Testimonies by African-American
Sons a n d Daughters
AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN’S CLUB
(Beaeon Press; 1997)
by G loria W ade G ayi . es
Loving, enraged, wounded, heroic. These are our fathers,
our black fathers. In startlingly beautiful prose, poetry, and
fiction some of our most gifted writers - including John
Edgar Wideman, Malcolm X, Audre Lorde, Toi Derricotte,
Ntozake Shange, Charles Braxton, Manning Marable, Mary
Helen Washington, and Dolores Kendricks - pay tribute to
the complex relationship between sons, daughters, and the
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first and most important man in their lives.
Some search for their fathers in painful memories that
haunt them from childhood through adolescence into their
own parenthood; others celebrate their fathers’ lives and the
gifts their fathers gave them and their own parenthood;
others celebrate their fathers’ lives and the gifts their fathers
gave them and their own children. Despite the enormous
range of experiences, each writer affirms the central role this
relationship has played in their lives.
ZtfM/r Songs offers forgiveness for past mistakes and an
invitation to new beginnings. A much-needed book, it prom­
ises to bring black men and women together as fathers,
daughters, and sons - as family.
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