Mercy, Mercy Me

  • Mercy, Mercy Me: African-American Culture and the American Sixties
    By James C. Hall

    (185) Directing this speech toward "William," as opposed to Bill, Doris does provoke the reader. If rebirth—revitalization, salvation, and resurrection—are to be guaranteed through the manipulation of a feminine principle and female ...

  • Mercy, Mercy Me: African-American Culture and the American Sixties
    By James C. Hall

    Neal, Visions, 113. 17. Neal's essay “Ralph Ellison's Zoot Suit” (1966) begins the cultural nationalist reevaluation of Ellison, and encourages Black Arts sympathizers to move beyond the critique of the older novelist as “apolitical” or ...

  • Mercy, Mercy Me: African-American Culture and the American Sixties
    By James C. Hall

    In its original account of black artistry and its recovery of overlooked works of the period, Mercy, Mercy Me marks a major contribution to our understanding of 1960s American culture."--BOOK JACKET.

  • Mercy, Mercy Me: The Art, Loves and Demons of Marvin Gaye
    By Michael Eric Dyson

    6 As a result, Kelly shares with the public “not only his perceived sexual exploits, but the demons that have haunted ... And later, it was the R & B group Public Announcement's guiding spirit, R. Kelly, who appeared to have a claim to ...

  • Mercy, Mercy Me: The Art, Loves and Demons of Marvin Gaye
    By Michael Eric Dyson

    Mercy, Mercy, Me is an unforgettable portrait of a beloved black genius whose art is reflected in the dynamism of contemporary urban America.

  • Mercy, Mercy Me
    By Dr. Ronn Elmore

    “'Mercy, Mercy Me' was my song,” she said, recalling the lyrics and snapping her fingers, “especially when I was going through all my drama. For the longest time I thought it was a church song Marvin was singing.