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  • Word from the Mother: Language and African Americans

    Word from the Mother: Language and African Americans - Paperback

    Word from the Mother: Language and African Americans - Paperback

    By Geneva Smitherman

About Geneva Smitherman Books

Geneva Smitherman (aka Dr. G) is University Distinguished Professor Emerita in English and Core Faculty, African Studies Center at Michigan State University in the U.S. A linguist and educational activist, she has been at the forefront of the struggle for language rights since the 1970s. She is the author of several books, among them, Talkin and Testifyin (1977), Black Talk (2000), and Talkin That Talk (2000).