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John Oliver Killens: A Life of Black Literary Activism
Keith Gilyard
John Oliver Killens: A Life of Black Literary Activism
Keith Gilyard
Killens is recognized as the spiritual father of the Black Arts Movement. In this first major biography of Killens, Keith Gilyard examines the life and career of the man who was perhaps the premier African American writer-activist from the 1950s to the 1980s.
456 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 1, 2011 |
ISBN13 | 9780820340319 |
Publishers | University of Georgia Press |
Pages | 456 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 26 mm · 703 g |
Language | English |