Аннотация:1.Each selection is significant in itself and has in one way or another influenced subsequent African American criticism.Often, as in the essays on African American feminist criticism, the influence has extended beyond African American culture to American culture in general, as well as to Caribbean and European cultures.2. Each selection is long enough to present the critic's ideas in a systematic way.Short, isolated, or excerpted selections have been avoided in the belief that they may distort rather than clarify.Likewise, because