Things wouldn’t have been so bad if black men as a whole ha… - Bessie Emery Head

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Things wouldn’t have been so bad if black men as a whole had not accepted their oppression and added to it with their own taboos and traditions.

Bessie Emery Head

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Bessie Amelia Emery Head (6 July 1937 – 17 April 1986) was a South African writer who, though born in South Africa, is usually considered Botswana's most influential writer. She wrote novels, short fiction and autobiographical works.

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Alternative Names: Bessie Amelia Emery Head • Bessie Head

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