Style and Content in the Rhetoric of Early Afro-American Feminists.

Campbell, Karlyn Kohrs

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ERIC Number: EJ342343

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Publication Date: 1986

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Style and Content in the Rhetoric of Early Afro-American Feminists.

Campbell, Karlyn Kohrs

Quarterly Journal of Speech, v72 n4 p434-45 Nov 1986

Analyzes selected speeches by feminists active in the early Afro-American protest, revealing differences in their rhetoric and that of White feminists of the period. Argues that a simultaneous analysis and synthesis is necessary to understand these differences. Illustrates speeches by Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells, and Mary Church Terrell. (JD)

Descriptors: Civil Rights, Feminism, Persuasive Discourse, Public Speaking, Rhetorical Criticism, Rhetorical Invention, Speeches

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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