{"product_id":"my-soul-look-back-in-wonder-memories-from-a-life-of-study-struggle-and-doin-battle-in-the-language-wars-paperback","title":"My Soul Look Back in Wonder: Memories from a Life of Study, Struggle, and Doin Battle in the Language Wars - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeneva Napoleon Smitherman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Dr. Geneva Smitherman, aka \"Dr. G,\" the pioneering linguist often referred to as the \"Queen of Black Language.\" As Dr. G enters her eighth decade, she seeks to share the meaning and purpose of a life of study and struggle and its significance for all those who seek racial and social justice today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Geneva Napoleon Smitherman\u003c\/strong\u003e is University Distinguished Professor Emerita at Michigan State University, USA. A former high school English and Latin teacher in Detroit and a scholar-activist in Black Studies, she has been at the forefront of the struggle for language rights since the 1960s. She is author of six books, including \u003ci\u003eBlack Language and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (1975), \u003ci\u003eTalkin and Testifyin \u003c\/i\u003e(1977), \u003ci\u003eTalkin That Talk\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and Routledge Linguistics Classic \u003ci\u003eWord from the Mother\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). She is co-author or editor of ten books, including \u003ci\u003eArticulate While Black\u003c\/i\u003e (with Dr. H. Samy Alim, 2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50406381551853,"sku":"9781032080024","price":63.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/my-soul-look-back-in-wonder-memories-from-a-life-of-study-struggle-and-doin-battle-in-the-language-wars-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}