Black Virginia Writers.

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Study of Black Virginian's writings from 1805 to 1955 with literary genres as the focus of textual, regional, and cultural analyses. Readings include slave narratives, letters, poetry, essays, and novel excerpts. State laws, local newspaper reports, videos, and cartoons will augment literary discussions. Prerequisites: ENGL 110 or ENGL 112 AND ENGL 111 or ENGL 113 and for English majors, ENGL 203 .