Dark Testament and Other Poems
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Dark Testament and Other Poems is a 1970 collection of poetry by civil rights activist, lawyer, and Episcopal priest Pauli Murray that explores themes of race, justice, identity, and spiritual resilience in America.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
American civil rights movement
NERFINISHED
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Black freedom struggle in the United States ⓘ |
| author | Pauli Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
African-American experience
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faith and spirituality ⓘ hope amid oppression ⓘ personal struggle and perseverance ⓘ racial inequality in the United States ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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poetry ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasCreatorEthnicityOfAuthor | African-American ⓘ |
| hasCreatorOccupationOfAuthor |
Episcopal priest
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civil rights activist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Dark Testament and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American society
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civil rights ⓘ identity ⓘ justice ⓘ race ⓘ spiritual resilience ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulating a Black feminist and civil rights perspective in poetry
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integrating legal, political, and spiritual concerns in verse ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1970 ⓘ |
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