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Notable African American writers

From exploring the slave narratives to abolitionist tracts, from the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's to the Black Arts movement of the 1960's and 1970's, African American writers have always influenced literature in the United States.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 450 pages

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