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50 Black writers whose impact went beyond the page Rachel Cavanaugh, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail 50 Black writers whose impact went beyond the page Throughout America s history, African American authors have represented a rich and diverse body of literature. They’ve contributed fiction and nonfiction, novels, short stories, essays, poetry, scholarly articles, academic writing, and everything in between. The narratives they’ve added to American storytelling have shifted perspectives and created new dialogues around race, culture, politics, religion, and sociology. The stories they’ve told both as creative writers and documentarians have entertained, educated, and informed. In many cases, their work has gone as far as changing policies, practices, and cultural norms not to mention shaping how the Black experience is viewed and understood in America. ....