The seeds of survival

In a 1980 lecture, Morrison talks about the Black writer and the role of the ancestor in Black life and literature. “The absence or presence of the ancestor determines the success of the protagonist,” Morrison says. “For the ancestor is not only wise, he or she values … racial memory over individual fulfillment.”
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Feb 23, 2021
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The seeds of survival
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Written by Margie Pearl2.1K Followers
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Tell me a story! margie@margiepearl.com. Author, storyteller, poet, seamstress, knitter, gardener. Bio.link/margiepe
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