The scribe of river lake plantation: A conversation with Ernest J. Gaines

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Ernest J. Gaines, a very popular writer, who has been felicitated with a number of honors and awards, speaks about his work and his sense of place rooted in the old plantation in Point Coupee, Louisiana, where he was born. He recommends the young and upcoming writers to learn laughter and humor from all the mature writers to enjoy their work and make a more successful career in writing.

Interview, Gaines, Ernest J.

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Climbing out of 'The Briar Patch': Robert Penn Warren and the divided conscience of segregation

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Southern author Robert Penn Warren defended the practice of segregation in his 1930 essay 'The Briar Patch,' but later recanted those views and wrote against segregation in two essays 'Who Speaks for the Negro?' and 'Segregation: The Inner Conflict of the South.' The two essays and his theories about Southern conscience are examined.

South Atlantic States, Social aspects, Social policy, Ethical aspects, Authorship, Authors, American, American writers, Segregation, South Atlantic States (United States), East South Central United States, West South Central United States, The Briar Patch (Essay), Segregation: The Inner Conflict in the South (Essay), Who Speaks for the Negro? (Essay), Conscience, Examination of, Self examination (Psychology), Warren, Robert Pen

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