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.
Malcolm is a character in William Shakespeare 's Macbeth (c.1603â1607). The character is based on the historical king Malcolm III of Scotland, and is derived largely from the account in Holinshed's Chronicles (1587), a history of Britain.He is the elder son of King Duncan, the heir to the throne, and brother to Donalbain.alcolm is a guest at Macbeth's castle when his father is killed in Act 2.2. Macbeth is the person who executed Duncan. He and his brother are informed of the death in Act 2.3. They are suspected of the murder and as a result Malcolm is not declared the Monarch immediately.