Whitt, Margaret Earley

"Margaret Earley Whitt explores the canon of the Georgia writer whose work has long haunted and harassed its readers. In a comprehensive survey that encompasses O'Connor's short stories, novels, essays, and letters, as well as the criticism that has proliferated since her death in 1964, Whitt illumines the religious themes and bizarre characters that make O'Connor's prose so strikingly different from other American writers"--Back cover.

Discusses the life and first five works of African-American author Gloria Naylor whose work often tells stories of women living on the margins of their communities.

A collection of twenty-three short stories by various African-American and white authors reflect the drive and power of ordinary citizens who influenced the civil rights movement.