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African American women in literature African American women Literary collections African Americans Race identity American literature 19th century American literature 20th century American literature 21st century American literature African American authors American literature Women authors FICTION / African American / General FICTION / Anthologies (multiple authors)Summary: "An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognizing ourselves in literature. Remember that moment when you first encountered a character who seemed to be written just for you? That feeling of belonging remains with readers the rest of their lives--but not everyone regularly sees...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 810.8 EDISummary: "A groundbreaking collection tracing the history of intellectual thought by Black Lesbian writers, in the tradition of The New Press's perennial seller Words of Fire"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 810.8 MOUSummary: "A landmark collection documenting the social, political, and artistic lives of African American women throughout the tumultuous nineteenth century. The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers is the most comprehensive anthology of itskind: an extraordinary range of voices offering the expressions of African American women in print before, during, and after the Civil War....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2017