Abstract
Warren's contribution to I'll Take My Stand, "The Briar Patch," has been the subject of controversy from its beginning when Donald Davidson tried to exclude it from the collection on the grounds that it was too progressive. Later in life, Warren distanced himself from it by characterizing it as a defense of segregation. However, a closer reading of "The Briar Patch" reveals that Warren set such a high standard for "separate but equal" that he ultimately undermines that doctrine and prepares the way for his re-examination in Segregation and Who Speaks for the Negro?
Recommended Citation
Ealy, Steven D.
(2002)
"“An Exciting Spiral”: Robert Penn Warren on Race and Community,"
Robert Penn Warren Studies: Vol. 2, Article 8.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/rpwstudies/vol2/iss1/8