African-American literature. African-American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. It begins with the works of such late 18th-century writers as Phillis Wheatley. Before the high point of slave narratives, African-American literature was dominated by autobiographical spiritual narratives. The genre known as slave narratives in the 19th century were accounts by people who had generally escaped from slavery, about their journeys to freedom and ways they claimed thei
The name Malcolm is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Malcolm is: Servant of Saint Columba. Gaelic Meaning: The name Malcolm is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Malcolm is: Servant/disciple of Columba.
A royal name in Scotland, Malcolm is also a hero name for many via radical civil rights activist Malcolm X. Malcolm was the name of four Scottish kings -- including the son of Duncan who succeeded to the throne after Macbeth murdered his father -- and has been a standard in that country.Denzel Washington named one of his sons Malcolm, as did Harrison Ford. Actor Malcolm McDowell is one current bearer.alcolm was the name of four Scottish kings -- including the son of Duncan who succeeded to the throne after Macbeth murdered his father -- and has been a standard in that country.