Black vernacular English and the rhetoric of Jeremiah Wright

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dc.contributor.advisorHollrah, Matt
dc.contributor.authorSimilly, Leslie E.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGarrison, Stephen M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberStein, Wayne
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-14T17:50:08Z
dc.date.available2020-02-14T17:50:08Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractIn this exposition I discuss the rhetorical conventions which are prevalent in the Black Church in order to demonstrate how the African American rhetorical tradition helps shape the cultural identity of many African Americans. Additionally, I explain the central tenets of Black liberation theology as it informs Black Church sermons in order to provide theological underpinnings for the largely misconstrued comments within the sermons of Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Wright's comments were largely misapprehended by those outside of the Black Church who are unfamiliar with the African American rhetorical tradition. My contention and overarching purpose in this exposition is to delineate the ways in which Black vernacular permeates, saturates, and colors religious sermons, especially those informed by Black liberation theology as exemplified in the sermons of Jeremiah Wright.
dc.identifier(AlmaMMSId)9973313985202196
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC)ocn430343236
dc.identifier.other(AlmaMMSId)9973313985202196
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/323738
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dc.subject.lcshBlack English
dc.thesis.degreeM.A., Composition and Rhetoric
dc.titleBlack vernacular English and the rhetoric of Jeremiah Wright
dc.typeAcademic theses
thesis.degree.grantorJackson College of Graduate Studies
uco.groupUniversity of Central Oklahoma::UCO - Jackson College of Graduate Studies::UCO - JCGS - Masters' Theses

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