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“In Praise of Walter Browne�

The black father has the power to save the black family. L. Teresa Church’s “In Praise of Walter Browne� is a humorous yet heartfelt show of emotion and gratitude to a young boy’s stepfather. The poem highlights the power that the black father has when it comes to saving the black family, yet the poem focuses on the fact that the black father is not always a present figure in a child’s life. African American’s have come from a long line of extended and blended families; therefore, in the absence of a biological father there is usually a stepfather like Walter Browne, a grandfather, an uncle, or a godfather.
Since the times of slavery, there has been destruction and splintering of the black family. During the slave trade families were stolen and separated from one another, therefore leaving many unborn children never knowing their father’s, and those that did know their father may not have had blood ties to them because of......

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