I 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 Williams Copy Share Image
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… — Sherley Anne Williams Copy Share Image
“This what chance will do, children, trample over all your dreams, swing a bony ankle in front of you.” — Sherley Anne Williams Copy Share Image
A startling and engrossing commentary on the complex actuality and continuing heritage of American slavery. — Sherley Anne Williams Copy Share Image
I think writing is really a process of communication. . . . It's the sense of being in contact with people who are part… — Sherley Anne Williams Copy Share Image
This is what I hold against slavery. May come a time when I forgive - cause I don't think I'm set up to forget… — Sherley Anne Williams Copy Share Image
These is old blues / and I sing em like any woman do. / These the old blues / and I sing em, sing… — Sherley Anne Williams Copy Share Image
The blues records of each decade explain something about the philosophical basis of our lives as black people. ... Blues is a basis of… — Sherley Anne Williams Copy Share Image
