The Civil Rights Movement: A Historical Exploration of Literature
- ISBN-10
- 1610696530
- ISBN-13
- 9781610696531
- Series
- The Civil Rights Movement
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 245
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-09-30
- Publisher
- Greenwood
- Author
- Michael D. Hill
Description
This book places canonical texts of African American literature in the context of the Civil Rights Movement, a watershed moment in time that framed the composition, publication, and reception of these works.
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- 2023
- 177 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press
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- 2021-06-28
- 246 pages
- Ebook
- Routledge
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