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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Sharif, Meghan, author.     Subjects     American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism.     African Americans in literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Sharif, Meghan, author.       by title:      African American lit...         MARC Display

African American literature : sharing powerful stories / by Meghan Sharif. by Sharif, Meghan, author. New York : Lucent Press, 2018. Subjects American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism.   African Americans in literature. ISBN:  9781534560772 (library bound book) 1534560777 (library bound book) Series:  Lucent library of Black history. Description:  112 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm. Contents:  Setting the scene: a timeline -- African American literature: an overview -- Stories spoken and sung: 1600-1800 -- Stories of slavery: 1800-1865 -- Postbellum stories: 1865-1918 -- New York City stories: 1918-1940 -- Rights stories: 1940-1969 -- Today's stories: 1970-present. Requests:  0 Summary:  Since the 18th century, African Americans have been contributing important works to American literature. However, their writing has been treated differently than those produced by white authors. Readers discover the challenges black authors have faced in having their work published and being taken seriously by critics and readers alike. Engaging sidebars and detailed photographs augment this comprehensive overview of the racism that still persists in the publishing industry. Black-and-White Photographs, Detailed Table of Contents, Full-Color Photographs, Further Information Section, Index, Primary Sources, Sidebars, Timelines, Websites.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Nanakuli Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 810.9896 Sh Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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