An Anthem by Sonia Sanchez | Resources

An Anthem For Further Reading

Joyce, Joyce A., Conversations with Sonia Sanchez (Literary Conversations), University Press of Mississippi, 2007.

Joyce has spent considerable time with Sanchez over the years, having the opportunity to interview her about her craft and her purpose in writing. In this collection of interviews, readers learn about how Sanchez’s writing craft and subject matter have changed over three decades, during which time Sanchez was an activist, mother, and teacher.

Ling, Peter J., and Sharo Monteith, eds., Gender in the Civil Rights Movement, Routledge, 1999.

Ling and Monteith have compiled an anthology of writings exploring the role of gender issues during the American civil rights movement. The essays address important events, legislation, key figures, and philosophies.

Sanchez, Sonia, The Adventures of Fathead, Smallhead, and Squarehead, Third Press Review of Books, 1973.

Among Sanchez’s best known children’s books, this is the story of three...
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