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Tables of Contents for The African American Guide to Writing and Publishing Nonfiction
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface: The Art of Nonfiction Writing: Celebrating Self and Community
1
9
PART I CELEBRATING OURSELVES
Finding Your Voice
9
9
Literary Ancestors
18
19
Gathering Ideas, Gathering Subjects
37
17
Pursuing Dreams: Bruised Egos and Hard Work
54
15
PART II AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Self-Definition and Rebirth
69
33
excerpt from Makes Me Wanna Holler
Nathan McCall
87
15
Mapping the Journey
102
30
excerpt from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
117
15
Turning Points and Revelations
132
45
excerpt from Laughing in the Dark
Patrice Gaines
143
16
Black Ice
Lorene Cary
159
18
PART III MEMOIR
Sweet, Bittersweet, and Joyful Memories
177
42
``On the Distinction of `Jr.'''
Houston A. Baker, Jr.
191
8
``Georgia on Her Mind''
Jewell Parker Rhodes
199
20
PART IV BEYOND MEMOIR AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY: WITNESSING AND THE PERSONAL ESSAY
Celebrating Our Personal Stories
219
41
``When Your Sense of Humor Is Your Best Traveling Companion''
Jewell Parker Rhodes
228
4
``Black Men and Public Space''
Brent Staples
232
13
``Tale of a Wounded Warrior''
Glenn Townes
245
5
``Defying Alzheimer's: Saving Her Spirit in Song''
Carolyn C. Denard
250
10
Revisions and Letting Go
260
7
PART V BREAKING INTO PRINT
Publish or Perish?
267
11
Wisdom and Advice from Black Writers to Black Writers
278
19
Writing Resources
297
32
Reading List
329
4
Bonus Excerpt from Free Within Ourselves: Fiction Lessons for Black Authors
333
16
Permissions
349
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