African-American Literature: Singing The People's Song

Abstract: A five-page critical analysis on the state of African-American literature, with an emphasis on poetry. Includes an overview of black poetry from Phillis Wheatley through James Weldon Jonson, Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou to the cutting-edge poets like the Last Poets and rap artists, detailing how they present the condition of African-Americans and how they deal with discrimination. Cites five sources.

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Subcatagory: African-American Literature

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