JUBILEE: VIEWS’ OF TODAY

THESIS:

Margaret Walker’s novel “Jubilee” looks at the history of African American struggles in the era of slavery to reconstruction period. The novel teaches lessons on racism, sexism, and gender oppression. “Jubilee” looks at the importance of having a stable home that is secure and safe from harm. The story is still important and inspiring today since first published in 1966. To know where you going it is important to know your past history and learn from it. Here are some views from students and professors alike, sharing the lessons learnt after reading “Jubilee” and the affects in had on them:

VISION:

Margaret Walkers novel “Jubilee” is a story of actual historical events of slavery to reconstruction through the eyes of a slave.

FACTS:

The research and production of “Jubilee” is from 1934 to 1966.

The concept of “Jubilee” was to be base as a folk novel with the use of folk saying, belief and material.

The novel has become the subject of study in to days’ classrooms and topic of many college professors.

THE NOVEL AFFECTS THROUGH THE EYES OF A STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS

Student lobby for “Jubilee” to be acquired reading in Humanities Class.

Professor recognizes Margaret Walker as a black historian.

Margaret Walker Jubilee important marker in development of African American historical a counter-narratives

MARGARET WALKERS NOVEL “JUBILEE” BECAME INFLUENTIAL IN OTHER CONTEMPORARY WRITERS.

Contemporary writer David Bradley author of The Chanesysville Incident

James A. Williams author of “Captain Blakman.”

Ishmael Reed author of “ Flight to Canada”

MARGARET WALKERS “JUBILEE” HAD BEEN QUESTIONED FOR ACTUAL TIMEFRAME IN WHICH THE STORY ACTUAL TAKEN PLACE

Slavery has been recorded as early as 1400.

First African Americans stepped foot in American as early as November of 1528.

THE AUTHOR CONCEPT AND PURPOSED FOR “JUBILEE” TO BECAME A FOLKLORE NOVEL

The view of slavery through the eyes of a slave

THE COMPARISON OF “JUBILEE” TO OTHER NOVELS WRITTEN FOR THE TIME PERIOD

The comparison of a historical romance “Gone with the Wind” to “Jubilee.

The historical romance novels: The Foxes of Harrow or Vixens by Frank Yerby seen to be more fitting comparison to “Jubilee”.

INTERPRETATIONS OF THE NOVEL THROUGH THE EYES OF TODAY’S READERS.

Amanda Davis looks at sexism, racism, and gender oppression and the affects of African Americans of today.

A student expresses the impact the book had on him and the affects of Africa American people may have had as a whole.