(43). What followed was an attempt to solidify the distinctness of black literature while avoiding any impression of militancy. Reading Contemporary African American Literature is a book that attempts to correct these former gaps by posing challenges to the institution’s critical structures and its authority on black identity. Its apt message is the necessity of understanding past foundations to mend current failures. —Amanda Licato

中文翻译：

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朱莉·巴克纳·阿姆斯特朗的《剑桥美国民权文学指南》

(43)。接下来是试图巩固黑人文学的独特性，同时避免任何好战的印象。《阅读当代非裔美国人文学》一书试图通过对该机构的批判性结构及其对黑人身份的权威提出挑战来纠正这些以前的差距。它的恰当信息是理解过去的基础以弥补当前的失败的必要性。——阿曼达·利卡托