A Selected Bibliography Prepared By

The items in this annotated bibliography are intended to aid the secondary and postsecondary instructor of Black American rhetoric. Selections define aspects of the traditional African world view and its modes of expression, demonstrate African cultural continuity in the New World, show the impact of American existential circumstances, and illustrate examples of Black American rhetoric. The books, articles, and theses cited investigate the theoretical bases of study in the field, analyze specific examples of Black American rhetoric, and discuss other topics related to rhetorical study. (KS) Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes every effort * * to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless, items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality * * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EMS). EDBS is not * responsible for the quality of the original document. Reproductions * * supplied by El:TS are the best that can be made from the original. U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTN