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50 Black Writers Whose Impact Went Beyond The Page

50 Black Writers Whose Impact Went Beyond The Page
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50 Black writers whose impact went beyond the page

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50 Black Writers Whose Impact Went Beyond the Page


50 Black Writers Whose Impact Went Beyond the Page
By
Rachel Cavanaugh, Stacker News
On 2/23/21 at 8:00 PM EST
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African American authors have created a rich body of literature: fiction and nonfiction, essays, poetry, scholarly articles and more. The narratives they ve added to American storytelling have shifted perspectives and prompted fresh conversations; their writing has shaped how the Black experience is viewed and understood in America by readers of all races and backgrounds.
In the 19th century, African American literature was driven by narratives of slavery, many told from the perspective of escaped slaves such as Harriet Jacobs or Frederick Douglass. In the 1920s, as Black artists and intellectuals emerged following the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance produced a generation of authors who addressed issues of racism and segregation. By the middle of the century, Black authors played an important role in ....

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