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[edit] Sentence fragments
- "Also, Briton Hammon's "The Narrative of the Uncommon Sufferings and Surprising Deliverence of Briton Hammon, A Negro Man", 1760." - This is a sentence fragment. Awadewit (talk) 15:26, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
- Poet Phillis Wheatley (1753–84), who published her book Poems on Various Subjects in 1773, three years before American independence. - This is a sentence fragment. How should we connect Wheatley to the other writers in this paragraph? That will help us write this sentence. Awadewit (talk) 15:29, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Unlike many language articles, the article on AAVE has no discussion of how this variety of English has been used in literature. I'm sure this is something that has been discussed by scholars, and I wondered if anyone would be in a position to add a short section to that article. Many thanks if you can add anything. Itsmejudith (talk) 14:08, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
- Eye dialect may have something to say. Rich Farmbrough, 20:12, 23 July 2010 (UTC).
[edit] Civil Rights Movement section anemic
What about Cleaver's Soul on Ice?
The article mentions no African-American literature from the 1960s. It's a little hard to believe that nothing came out of that most volatile decade. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.94.82.148 (talk) 22:26, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
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"This view is supported by the fact that many African American authors—and writers representing other minority groups—consistently reach the tops of the best-seller lists. If their literature only appealed to their individual ethnic groups, this would not be possible."
This is a synthesis of the uncited "many African American authors—and writers representing other minority groups—consistently reach the tops of the best-seller lists." and hypothetical "If their literature only appealed to their individual ethnic groups, this would not be possible" (37 million is a lot of people.) in support of "This view". Rich Farmbrough, 21:33, 23 July 2010 (UTC).
[edit] Article title
There is a debate on the use of hyphens and dashes (could be a dash depending on the out-come) at WP:MOS covered by an WP:Arbcom moratorium but the use of a hyphen in this title is not correct by any measure that I can see. There are several articles that have been created using other than a space between African and American and I think this needs attention when the issue is settled. Otr500 (talk) 15:07, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
- Just to clarify: the issue is en-dashes, not em-dashes, which would never be used for African(-)American. Also, the relevant section is Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style#Arbitration motion regarding hyphens and dashes. Aristophanes68 (talk) 18:03, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
