Assimilative Rhetorics in 19th Century African American Literacy Manuals by Amanda Athon

Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric Oct 2019 RSS

Assimilative Rhetorics in 19th Century African American Literacy Manuals by Amanda Athon

Abstract

Near the end of the 19th century, literacy manuals were marketed to African Americans who sought to improve their reading and writing skills outside of a traditional classroom setting. I argue these texts had a worthwhile goal of providing literacy instruction for learners, but they were problematic in that they also served as a source… Continue reading Assimilative Rhetorics in 19th Century African American Literacy Manuals by Amanda Athon

Journal: Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
Published: 2019-10-07
Topics: multilingual writers

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