Afro-American Writing: An Anthology of Prose and PoetryRichard A. Long, Eugenia W. Collier Pennsylvania State University Press, 1985 - 736 pages The dynamic course of Afro-American literature from oppression through protest to liberation is depicted in the anthology. Long and Collier have added contemporary writers, introductions, and head notes to make this the most comprehensive, up-to-date anthology available. From Phillis Wheatley to Alice Walker and Gwendolyn Brooks, from Booker T. Washington to Martin Luther King and Amiri Baraka, the Afro-American writers are represented here. |
Contents
Preface | xiii |
A Select Chronology of AfroAmerican Prose and Poetry | xix |
Introduction | 1 |
Copyright | |
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Afro-American Writing: An Anthology of Prose and Poetry Richard A. Long,Eugenia W. Collier Limited preview - 2010 |
Afro-American Writing: An Anthology of Prose and Poetry Richard A. Long,Eugenia W. Collier No preview available - 1985 |
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References to this book
Fields Watered with Blood: Critical Essays on Margaret Walker Maryemma Graham No preview available - 2001 |