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The Black Power movement gave way to dozens of sublimely talented poets and authors...

2/7/1998

Literature And Life: The Givens Collection

Say It Loud

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The Black Power movement gave way to dozens of sublimely talented poets and authors...

The Black Power movement gave way to dozens of sublimely talented poets and authors. These authors led black culture through the 1960's and created entire movements of literary and cultural studies.

2/7/1998

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