The blues records of each decade explain something about the philosophical basis of our lives as black people. ... Blues is a basis of historical continuity for black people. It is a ritualized way of talking about ourselves and passing it on.
Sherley Anne WilliamsI think writing is really a process of communication. . . . It's the sense of being in contact with people who are part of a particular audience that really makes a difference to me in writing.
Sherley Anne WilliamsA startling and engrossing commentary on the complex actuality and continuing heritage of American slavery.
Sherley Anne Williams