A Quiet October: A Black Woman's Reflection of Mothering in a Racist Society

Identifier

6556

Author

Veverly Melisa Edwards

Date

2020

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts

Major

Creative Writing

Committee Chair

Alice Boilin

Committee Member

Marcus Wicker

Committee Member

Ladrica Menson-Furr

Abstract

A Quiet October is a collection of essays which reflect one mother's journey of navigating the lives of her children through the waves of disquieting oppressive racialized systems in the United States of America. Her journey exposes established systems of oppression in education, medical care, employment, and the failure of the organizations created to provided oversight to protect the rights of people like her children and herself - people of color. But most importantly, it reflects a determination to overcome.

Comments

Data is provided by the student.

Library Comment

Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to the local University of Memphis Electronic Theses & dissertation (ETD) Repository.

Recommended Citation

Edwards, Veverly Melisa, "A Quiet October: A Black Woman's Reflection of Mothering in a Racist Society" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2073.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/etd/2073