If phillis wheatley was the mother of african american literature, theres a sense in which thomas jefferson can be thought of as its midwife. why does gates consider jefferson the midwife of african american literature? jeffersons support of wheatleys work brought forth further african literature. jeffersons criticisms of wheatleys work brought her further fame and fortune. jeffersons support of wheatleys work brought her publication to the world stage. jeffersons criticisms of wheatleys work brought forth further african literature to dispute his views.

I'd say the last one, because Jefferson's thought of their role in literature were the strongest motivation for the blacks to create a body of literature that would prove implicitly Jefferson wrong.

cabeza de vaca was an spanish explorer and n his long exploration of 11,000.km. from florida to present-day mexico, he went through a series of calamities and setbacks that only added to his deeds. he applied his religious creed with the humanist idea, always current and universal, that all men were equal before god and destiny without any discrimination. as an explorer, he became a slave to the tipinoga, then his shaman pointer, later and after an operation of heart to an indian (from which both came alive) he achieved stardom and became a hero followed by a crowd that professed unusual respect and admiration.

c (: when ulrich considers throwing georg the flask