Black Voices: An Anthology of African-American Literature edited by Andrew Chapman (Signet Classics Paperback)

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“If you don’t know my name, you don’t know your own.”—James BaldwinAn anthology of African-American literature featuring contributions from some of the most prominent Black and Afr ican-American authors of our time, including James Baldwin, Arna Bontemps, Gwendolyn Brooks, W. E. B. Du Bois, Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, Leroi Jones, Margaret Walker, Richard Wright, Malcom X, and many more. Featuring fiction, poetry, autobiography, and literary criticism, Black Voices captures the diverse and powerful words of a literary explosion, the ramifications of which can be seen and heard in the works of today’s African-American artists. A comprehensive and impressive primer, this anthology presents some of the greatest and most enduring work born out of the African-American experience in the United States. Contributors Also Include:Sterling A. BrownCharles W. ChesnuttJohn Henrik ClarkeCountee CullenFrederick DouglassPaul Laurence DunbarJames Weldon JohnsonNaomi Long MadgettPaule MarshallClarence MajorClaude McKayAnn PetryDudley RandallJ. Saunders ReddingJean ToomerDarwin T. TurnerLerone Bennett, Jr.Frank London BrownArthur P. DavisFrank Marshall DavisOwen DodsonMari EvansRudolph FisherDan GeorgakasRobert HaydenFrank HorneBlyden JacksonLance JeffersFenton JohnsonGeorge E. KentAlain LockeDiane OliverStanley SandersRichard G. SternSterling StuckeyMelvin B. Tolson Show more