African-American WritersAfrican-American Writers
a Dictionary
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Book, 2000
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Current format, Book, 2000, , No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formatsFrom Robert S. Abbott, who founded the Chicago Defender newspaper in 1905, to Black Arts movement poet-editor Ahmos Zu-Bolton (1935- ), the alphabetical entries ranging from a paragraph to several columns on Martin Luther King, Jr. span the breadth of African-American literature. Includes a list of writers by genre; a chronology of writers from the 1700s to today; a chronology of Black firsts in various genres and literary professions; and b&w photos. Hatch is a freelance writer specializing in history, biography, and social sciences. Strickland teaches literacy education at New Jersey City U., and is a Paul Robeson Fellow at the Institute for Arts and Humanities Education. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Provides brief biographies of African American authors, describing their background, inspiration, literary works, and connections with other African American writers.
A timely survey of an important sector of American letters, African American Writers examines a multitude of black cultural leaders from the 18th century to the present.
• Includes bibliography and illustrations
Provides brief biographies of African American authors, describing their background, inspiration, literary works, and connections with other African American writers.
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- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2000.
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