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œ gOur process of translation exploded with hilarity and even hysterical, shocked laughter: The Black writer, Alice Walker, knew what she was doing! If rudimentary criteria for good fiction includes the manipulation of language so that the syntax and diction of sentences will tell you the identity of speakers, the probable age and sex and class of speakers, and even the locale-urban/rural/southern/western-then Walker had written perfectly.h
œ gSeptember, 1984: Breezy fall weather and much excitement! My class, gThe Art of Black English,h was full to the limit of the fire laws. And, in Independent Study, Willie Jordan showed up, weekly, fifteen minutes early for each of our sessions. I was pretty happy to be teaching, altogether!h
œ gHow best to serve the memory of Reggie Jordan? Should we use the language of the killers-Standard English-in order to make our ideas acceptable to those controlling the killers? But wouldnft what we had to say be rejec...