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  1. Dictionary of Afro-American Slang by Clarence Major, 1971
  2. Juba to Jive: A Dictionary of African-American Slang (Penguin Reference Books)
  3. Biography - Major, Clarence (1936-): An article from: Contemporary Authors by Gale Reference Team, 2002-01-01
  4. Clarence Major and His Art: Portraits of an African American Postmodernist by Bernard W. Bell, 2001-01-22
  5. men Without Guns with Descriptive captions By Major Clarence Worden, Foreword By Norman T. Kirk Illustrated with 137 plates from The Abbott Collection of Paintings owned by the United States Government by DeWitt (text by) MacKenzie, 1945-01-01
  6. Clarence Major. One Flesh.(Book Review): An article from: African American Review by Robert Butler, 2005-03-22
  7. Clarence Major. My Amputations.(Brief article)(Book review): An article from: The Review of Contemporary Fiction by Daniel Garrett, 2008-09-22
  8. Conversations with Clarence Major (Literary Conversations Series)
  9. 'An Interview With Clarence Major'...in Poets and Writers, JAN/Feb. 1991 by Clarence) Scarper, Alice Major, 1991-01-01
  10. Who's Who Among African Americans: Biography - Major, Mr. Clarence (1936-) by Gale Reference Team, 2004-01-01
  11. Men Without Guns. Descriptive Captions By Major Clarence Worden. Foreword By Major General Norman T. Kirk by Dewitt Mackenzie, 1945
  12. Black Satin (Contemporary Erotic Fiction by Writers of African Origin) by Bebe Moore Campbell, Eric Jerome Dickey, et all 2004
  13. A Belly Full of Acid. by Clarence. MAJOR, 1976
  14. MY AMPUTATIONS. by Clarence. Major, 1986

41. Hiphop Archive Bibliography
major, clarence. 1994. Juba to Jive A Dictionary of AfricanAmerican Slang. major, clarence. 1971. Black Slang A Dictionary of Afro-American Slang.
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43. Callaloo, Volume 24 - Table Of Contents
major, clarence. Unwanted Memory Access article in HTML Access article in PDF Subject Headings. Poetry. Martin, Dawn Lundy. Bearers of Arms 17751783
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44. JSTOR Introduction Clarence Major S Double Consciousness As A
Introduction clarence major s Double Conscious ness as a Black Postmodernist Artist What is the relevance of clarence major and postmodern- ism to black
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45. PUBLIC -//Stanford UniversityLibrariesDept. Of Special
major, clarence. Mayer, Bernadette. Messerli, Douglas, 1947 Norman, Howard A. Owen, Maureen, 1943- Palmer, Michael. Paradiso, Peter. Rodefer, Stephen.
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46. Printed Matter -- Clarence Major -- Page
clarence major, UC Davis professor of English, likes to adopt different voices in his novels. In Such Was the Season he spoke in the voice of an elderly
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Elisabeth Sherwin gizmo@ dcn.davis.ca.us Clarence Major , UC Davis professor of English, likes to adopt different voices in his novels. In "Such Was the Season" he spoke in the voice of an elderly black woman. In "Painted Turtle" he adopted the point of view of a young Native American woman. In his latest novel, "Dirty Bird Blues," he writes in the voice of a 25-year-old blues musician. This is a tough, gritty novel that traces the progression of Manfred Banks down the nearly hopeless road of alcoholism. The time is just after World War II. The place is the South Side of Chicago. Banks knows he's jeopardizing his marriage and the love of his wife and daughter, but the seductive pull of music, his male buddies, and Old Crow whiskey (also known as Dirty Bird) is nearly too much for him to resist. Like a good alcoholic, he decides to leave his troubles behind by moving from Chicago to Omaha. There he deals with the troubles of a new job and a racist boss. He misses his wife but seems to know that his attempts at reform are half-hearted and doomed to failure. The question is: Will he forsake his family and hit bottom or embrace his responsibilities? You'll have to read Major's book to find out what happens. I asked Major where his idea for "Dirty Bird Blues" came from.

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48. Thomas Clarence: Free Encyclopedia Articles At Questia.com Online Library
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49. University Of Delaware: THE ISHMAEL REED PAPERS
F186 major, clarence. clarence major Speaks Out On Censorship and On the Writing of AllNight Visitors, 1969 Photocopies of typescripts. 29 Series III.
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Extent: 7.7 linear ft. Contents: Correspondence; typescript and autograph drafts of poetry, fiction, and prose; photographs; photocopies; clippings; magazines; newspapers; artwork; page proofs; notes; and comic books. Arrangement: The first three subseries: Series III.1 Reed as subject, Series III.2. Manuscripts which include references to Reed, and Series III.3 Miscellaneous writing by others are each arranged in alphabetical order by the author's name. Series III.4 Comic books, cartoons, and artwork by others is divided into three folders and arranged in chronological order. Series III.5 Clippings or printed material written by others in arranged by rough chronological order. Description: Reed's work provoked many kinds of responses, and Series III. Works by Others, documents these various responses, ranging from academic writing on Reed's work and career to brief mentions of his work and opinions in articles on other subjects. The material is of two main kinds: manuscripts and clippings. However, there are several pieces of original artwork, including drawings or caricatures of Reed in the series. Manuscripts were sent to Reed for comment by writers working on chapters in literary texts and dissertations which discuss or mention his work, and this series contains typescripts by academic scholars Henry Louis Gates, Reginald Martin, Peter Nazareth, Jerry Ward, S„mi Ludwig, and a number of others. This series also includes drafts and copies of

50. African-American Literature
3603 major, clarence Come by Here My Mother s Life John Wiley Sons Inc 2002 Hardcover 0471415189 First Edition First printing. Unread, as new in like DJ.
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African-American Literature The African-American Novel in the Age of Reaction: Three Classics Mentor Books Mass Market Paperback First Edition First pb printing. Contains Iola Leroy by Frances E.W. Harper, The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. Chestnutt and The Sport of the Gods by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Near fine unread copy with aging to paper. 586 pp. Abrahams, Roger D., ed. African Folktales Pantheon 1983 Soft Cover 0394721179 Third Printing Unread, as new with a remainder mark to top edge. 352 pp. $12 Achebe, Chinua Home and Exile Oxford Univ. Press 2000 Hardcover 0195135067 First Edition First printing. As new in like DJ. 115 pp, $15 Achebe, Chinua Things Fall Apart Fawcett 1969 Mass Market Paperback First Thus First printing. Some sunning of spine and aging of paper but unread. 191 pp. $15 Adams, William et al, Eds. Afro-American Literature: Fiction Houghon Mifflin Hardcover First Edition Illustrated boards, no DJ. Includes short fiction by Ann Petry, William Melvin Kelley, James Baldwin, Cyrus Colter, Gwendolyn Books, Langston Hughes, WEB DuBois, Ralph Ellison, John Oliver Killens, others. Very good with sunning/discoloration to boards at spine and back, minor edge soil. 161 pp. Silence is Not Golden: A Critical Anthology of Ethiopian Literature Red Sea Press Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Unread, as new with smudge to top edge. 214 pp.

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major, clarence – cover for Private Line, pub. 1971 (with layout guide) . Wangara, Harun Kofi (Harold G. Lawrence) (sent by clarence major)
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52. JSTOR Reading The Painterly Text Clarence Major S The Slave
Reading the Painterly Text clarence major s The Slave Trade View from the Middle Passage M any writers of the black diaspora have embarked upon
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53. Twentieth-Century African-American Poetry: Bibliography
major, clarence 1970, Swallow the Lake (Wesleyan University Press) majorCSwllwth major, clarence 1988, Surfaces and Masks (Coffee House Press)
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54. Art Work By Clarence Major. (Clarence Major Issue) (Illustration) - African Amer
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56. Major, Clarence. Come By Here: My Mother's Life. | Booklist (May , 2002)
May 2002. 288p. Wiley, $24.95 (0471-41518-9). 305.896. Poet and novelist major explores the significance of race by recounting the life of his mother,
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57. Clarence Major Criticism | Copyright Page
clarence major Criticism Copyright Page. major, clarence (Vol. 3) Copyright Page. Printable Version; Download PDF; Cite this Page
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    Calling the Wind Twentieth Century AfricanAmerican Short Stories, ed. by clarence major Classic Fiction of the Harlem Renaissance, ed. By L. Andrews
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    Mackey, Nathaniel, To Define an Ultimate Dimness Deconstruction in clarence major s Poems 13 6168. MacPhail, Scott, June Jordan and the New Black
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