Against Marginalization

Analyzes the convergences of Black and Latinx literature-including works by Amiri Baraka, Luis Valdez, James Baldwin, Rudolfo Anaya, Ralph Ellison, Richard Rodriguez, Alice Walker, Helena Marâia Viramontes, Edward P. Jones, and Junot Dâiaz-and how writers from both traditions fought against social, cultural, and literary marginalization--