Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-325) and index.
Contents
In search of rivers : womanist writers and the essay -- Toward an analytical model for literacy and sociopolitical action -- The genesis of authority : when African women became American -- Going against the grain : the acquisition and use of literacy -- From this fertile ground : the development of rhetorical prowess -- A view from a bridge : Afrafeminist ideologies and rhetorical studies.
