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The Lesson” is a first-person narrative told by a young, black girl named Sylvia who is growing up in Brooklyn. The story is about a trip initiated by a well-educated woman named Miss Moore who has taken it upon herself to expose the unappreciative children of the neighborhood to the world outside of their oppressed community.
Pages in category "Short stories by Toni Cade Bambara" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... The Lesson (short story) R. Raymond's Run
Raymond's Run" is a short story by the American author Toni Cade Bambara, published as part of her collection Gorilla, My Love in 1972. The story concerns a young African-American girl's experiences as a talented sprinter and her relationship with her disabled brother.
Toni Cade Bambara, born Miltona Mirkin Cade [1] (March 25, 1939 – December 9, 1995), [2] was an African-American author, documentary film-maker, social activist and college professor. Biography [ edit ]
The Salt Eaters is a 1980 novel, the first such work by Toni Cade Bambara. The novel is written in an experimental style and is explicitly political in tone, with several of the characters being veterans of the civil rights, feminist, and anti-war movements of the 1960s and 1970s. It is set in the fictional town of Claybourne, Georgia.
A Girl's Story" is a short story within Toni Cade Bambara's short story collection, The Seabirds are Still Alive. This collection was originally published in 1977 by Random House . Bambara writes about strong female girls in this particular collection because "in her vision, in her politics, little girls matter". [ 1 ]
"Blues Ain't No Mocking Bird" is a short story by Toni Cade Bambara written in 1971. [1] It is told through the point of view of a young black girl in North America. The story is about a family whose privacy is invaded by two white cameramen who are making a film for the county's food stamp program.
Because SparkNotes provides study guides for literature that include chapter summaries, many teachers see the website as a cheating tool. [7] These teachers argue that students can use SparkNotes as a replacement for actually completing reading assignments with the original material, [8] [9] [10] or to cheat during tests using cell phones with Internet access.