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.
Merlin /mer-lin/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced MER-lin. It is of Welsh origin, and the meaning of Merlin is sea fortress.Mythology: Arthurian tales describe Merlin as the wizard who was King Arthur's mentor. Myrddin, the wizard who tutored King Arthur in British legend was known as Myrddin Emrys.Writers translated this into Latin as Merlin Ambrosius, and into English as Mervyn. It was a mistake as the first part of the name was a Welsh place name for the seacoast town of Carmarthen.Emrys was the personal name and a Welsh version of Ambrose. So Merlin probably means  Ambrose of Carmarthen, and is only vaguely related to Mervyn and its variants.t was a mistake as the first part of the name was a Welsh place name for the seacoast town of Carmarthen. Emrys was the personal name and a Welsh version of Ambrose. So Merlin probably means  Ambrose of Carmarthen, and is only vaguely related to Mervyn and its variants.