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In 1931, she sought to publish an important piece of American history. Instead that oral history languished in a vault. Until now. African American History, American Literature, African American Books, African American Literature, Zora Neale Hurston, Black Writers, The Great Migration, African American Culture, Book Publishing

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Zora Neale Hurston’s Lost Interview With One of America’s Last Living Slaves

In 1931, she sought to publish an important piece of American history. Instead that oral history languished in a vault. Until now.

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“A Writer Is by Definition a Disturber of the Peace” - James Baldwin

The human condition that Baldwin so masterfully observes and interrogates in his writings transcends his own place in history and remains relevant many generations after their publication.

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Maya Angelou titled her 1969 autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." 🕊 But did you know that the phrase was inspired by a much older poem called Sympathy? It was written by Paul Laurence Dunbar, African American poet, novelist, short story writer, in 1899. #BlackPoetryDay Paul Laurence Dunbar, Black Poetry, Why The Caged Bird Sings, African American Poets, Caged Bird Sings, Black Indigenous, The Caged Bird, Black Poets, Poetry Projects

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Maya Angelou titled her 1969 autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." 🕊 But did you know that the phrase was inspired by a much older poem called Sympathy? It was written by Paul Laurence Dunbar, African American poet, novelist, short story writer, in 1899. #BlackPoetryDay

The Last Slave Ship Survivor Gave an Interview in the 1930s. It Just Surfaced. Zora Neale Hurston’s searing book about the final survivor of the transatlantic slave trade, Cudjo Lewis, is being published nearly a century after it was written. African History, African Slaves, African American Writers, Brave Man, Zora Neale Hurston, Black Knowledge, African People, African Diaspora, Black American

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One of the Last Slave Ship Survivors Describes His Ordeal in a 1930s Interview | HISTORY

Zora Neale Hurston's searing book about Cudjo Lewis, brought to Alabama aboard the Clotilda—the last known US slave ship—took nearly 90 years to find a publisher.

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A new biography celebrates the life and legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, who wrote about ordinary black life using extraordinary language.

Claude McKay writes another thoughtful and moving poem about the essence of African American life in the U.S. It is a call for African Americans to rise and fight against their oppressors, even if they must die for the cause. De Stijl, Claude Mckay, African American Authors, Poetry Magazine, Poetry Foundation, Classic Photography, University Of Texas At Austin, African Diaspora, Roaring Twenties

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Claude McKay writes another thoughtful and moving poem about the essence of African American life in the U.S. It is a call for African Americans to rise and fight against their oppressors, even if they must die for the cause.

Happy Birthday Mari Evans. Born in Ohio in 1923, the poet and educator is closely aligned with the Black Arts Movement, exploring African American culture through literature. Evans remains one of the twentieth century’s most influential poets. #HappyBirthdayMariEvans #MariEvans #icon #poet #writer #poem #poetry #education #dreamer #reader #writer #Levenger Black Literature Quotes, Black Writers Aesthetic, Black Poets Quotes, Black Poetry African Americans, African American Poetry, Black Woman Beach, Woman Poem, Black Woman Braids, Woman Braids

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Happy Birthday Mari Evans. Born in Ohio in 1923, the poet and educator is closely aligned with the Black Arts Movement, exploring African American culture through literature. Evans remains one of the twentieth century’s most influential poets. #HappyBirthdayMariEvans #MariEvans #icon #poet #writer #poem #poetry #education #dreamer #reader #writer #Levenger

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