The North Star with Shaun King

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How Paule Marshall's Writings Transformed Me

How Paule Marshall's Writings Transformed Me

thenorthstar
Aug 26, 2019
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The North Star with Shaun King
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How Paule Marshall's Writings Transformed Me
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My first engagement with Paule Marshall occurred while writing my senior college thesis on Black Caribbean women. The stories these women told about their lives drew me in—sexual assault and rape, lack of love from parental figures, circumstances facing racism and misogyny, feelings of hopelessness or despair—and how they found resilience amidst terror.…

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